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  • Monday closed

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

Café du Château

  • Monday closed

  • Tuesday till Sunday 09:30 - 17:30

Special opening times

  • Whitsun 24.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 25.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Day 01.08.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss Federal Fast 20.09.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday of the Swiss Federal Fast 21.09.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Day 25.12.2026 closed

  • St. Stephen's Day 26.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 28.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 31.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Berchtold's Day 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • Monday closed

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

Café du Château

  • Monday closed

  • Tuesday till Sunday 09:30 - 17:30

Special opening times

  • Whitsun 24.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 25.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Day 01.08.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss Federal Fast 20.09.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday of the Swiss Federal Fast 21.09.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Day 25.12.2026 closed

  • St. Stephen's Day 26.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 28.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 31.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Berchtold's Day 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Switzerland as seen by a virtuoso

Barbara Basting

19. May 2026

Composer Franz Liszt created his own image of Switzerland in his famous work ‘Années de pèlerinage’. Poems and illustrations accompanied his music.

In seinen Melodien hat Franz Liszt auch ein Stück Schweiz verewigt. Illustration von Marco Heer

Bread rolls and painkillers for breakfast

Bettina Kurz

13. May 2026

Instances of kidney disease spiked in the Jura mountains during the 1960s. This was the legacy of the local watchmakers’ decades-long penchant for painkillers.

Uhrenarbeiterinnen und Uhrenarbeiter der A. Schild SA (Assa) verlassen nach Feierabend die Fabrik. Foto aus dem Jahr 1924.

Dammed: the major reservoir projects that never were

Helmut Stalder

7. May 2026

Eighty years ago, the residents of two Swiss mountain valleys managed to avert two huge reservoir projects. In Rheinwald, an early citizen movement took hold, while in the Urseren valley, it took a full-blown riot. It was the first time the people really stood up and reined in technology.

Der Protest gegen den geplanten Stausee beschränkte sich im Urserntal nicht bloss auf Plakate...
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