Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein Museum

! MUST VISIT IN BERN ! Especially the Einstein museum. The one near the house is closed in the winter. So the alternative is here. All the exhibits are nonetheless informative and I learnt a lot, especially I find the sculptures interesting. The Einstein museum, located on the second floor, tells you the story of Einstein’s life, with the context of historical events in his lifetime, as well as interactive lesson on the theory of be n ut no relativity. Locker rooms are free of charge.

Incredibly detailed! This showcased Einstein’s entire life as well as the history of Bern! There are 4 floors and it twists around a bit if you’re following along on the audio tour. The audio tour was helpful because you could listen as you were walking where there were different places to go to. There’s a lot to see and it is very long. You’ll need to spend some time there. Very impressive.

The museum is astounding and incredibly well put together. You can have a view of the city while learning about its history and Einsteins life and, if you still have time, see other expositions In the 4 floor building. The audio tour through Einstein is said tk take 1h but if you soak in every information it will be much, much longer.

We stayed in Bern for 6 hours and spent most of the time in this museum which I feel is still not enough. There are four floors with collections and presentation together cover historical and cultural aspects of Bern in a 360 way. The Einstein sector is of course very impressive, but the rest part is as good. One young man from the archeological sector gave me a 5 min introduction about the recent project they’ve been working on, and the passion of these archeologists is inspiring. History is more alive than we thought it is, waiting to be reignited. Free tickets for Swiss Travel Pass holders.

Allow plenty of time for this interesting museum! You certainly don’t have to pay for all the exhibits (tickets vary), but the current Bronze World exhibit is outstanding, well worth your time. Quite a strong collection just within that one exhibit! The Einstein floor will take at least 90 minutes, more if you really explore it thoroughly. There are several wonderful sections on mezzanines between floors as well - but if you allow time and take your time, you’ll learn so much about Bern and Switzerland through a fabulous collection. My only complaint is the lack of space allotted to earlier civilizations in the area. I found this to be the case in other history museums as well with the exception of the Zurich History Museum. These groups were an important part of the history of each region, yet the emphasis is clearly on the Middle Ages. It would be nice to see more space given over to the previous inhabitants.

This museum is amazing...it is like going inside a labyrinth of kwoledge...at every corner you can find another invisible room. Very special feeling about "Compulsory Welfare Measures" ... A place to cry about what has been done and remember to avoid it in any other future.

The museum is excellent. It covers many topics, like the French Revolution, early history of Bern, ancient civilisations like ancient Egypt and modern history, including topics like WW2, post-war development, etc…. There’s also a special exhibition on the social welfare history of Switzerland. If you’re interested in both ancient and modern history and social issues, this is the museum to go to. One can spend around 2 to 3 hours here

Einstein’s exhibit was a highlight in all of Bern. We didn’t make it to the rest of the museum because we wanted to take it all in. Informative, easy to follow, and very memorable! Wish we could have stayed longer! TIP: good for rainy days! TIP: get the audiobook!