Museum of Communication
The Museum of Communication is an interactive museum dedicated to the subject of communication in Bern, Switzerland. In 2019 it was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Email: communication@mfk.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in city of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “building of the Museum of Communication in Bern”, “Musée de la communication”, and “Museum für Kommunikation”
- Address: Helvetiastrasse 16, Bern, 3005
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss National Library and Natural History Museum of Bern.
Swiss National Library
Public building
Photo: Sandstein, Public domain.
The Swiss National Library is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office of Culture, it is charged with collecting, cataloging and conserving information in all fields, disciplines, and media connected with Switzerland, as well as ensuring the widest possible accessibility and dissemination of such data.
Natural History Museum of Bern
Museum
Photo: Rick Thorne, Public domain.
The Natural History Museum of Bern is a museum in Bern, Switzerland. In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 131,000 people yearly.
Bern Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bern Historical Museum is the second largest historical museum in Switzerland. It was designed by the Neuchâtel architect André Lambert and built in 1894. Bern Historical Museum is situated 140 metres northwest of Museum of Communication.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
Mattequartier
Quarter
The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.
Museum of Communication
- Categories: postal museum, technology museum, memory institution, museum building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.94183° or 46° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
7.44998° or 7° 26′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FR9WCRX+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 40859923OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1954633
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Museum of Communication” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu de la Comunicació”
- Chinese: “伯尔尼通讯博物馆”
- Chinese: “伯爾尼通訊博物館”
- Chinese: “通讯博物馆”
- French: “musée de la communication”
- French: “Musée de la communication”
- German: “Gebäude des Museums für Kommunikation in Bern”
- German: “MfK”
- German: “Musée de la communication”
- German: “Museum für Kommunikation Bern”
- German: “Museum für Kommunikation”
- German: “Museum of Communication”
- German: “Schweizerisches Museum für Kommunikation”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון לתקשורת בברן”
- Italian: “Museo della comunicazione”
- Italian: “Museo della Comunicazione”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Comunicación”
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