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: Museum für Kommunikation, Bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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 Natural History Museum of Bern and Bern Historical Museum.

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

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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.

Swiss Rifle Museum

Museum

Photo: Beat Estermann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swiss Rifle Museum is situated 160 metres northwest of Museum of Communication.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.

Marzili

Quarter

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Marzili is a quarter.

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: Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Bern Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.94183° or 46° 56′ 31″ north

Longitude

7.44998° or 7° 26′ 60″ east

Open location code

8FR9WCRX+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40859923

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata 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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