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  • Good Friday 18.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Sunday 20.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 21.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Eve 01.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Day 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss Federal Fast 21.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday of the Swiss Federal Fast 22.09.2025 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Day 25.12.2025 closed

  • St. Stephen's Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 29.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 31.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Day 01.01.2026 closed

  • Berchtold's Day 02.01.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • openinghours.days.long.monday closed

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Café du Château

  • openinghours.days.long.monday closed

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

Special opening times

  • Good Friday 18.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Sunday 20.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 21.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Eve 01.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Day 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss Federal Fast 21.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday of the Swiss Federal Fast 22.09.2025 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Day 25.12.2025 closed

  • St. Stephen's Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • 29.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 31.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year's Day 01.01.2026 closed

  • Berchtold's Day 02.01.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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Impartial? Refereeing through the ages

Michael Jucker

16. January 2025

Referees are ostensibly portrayed as impartial. At the same time they attract controversy. It’s time for a look back at how the idea of arbiters applying the letter of the law, whether in the courtroom or on the sports ground, all began.

Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit: Ein Schiedsrichter soll die Einhaltung der Regeln kontrollieren. Illustration von Marco Heer.

A Swiss-born author’s dangerous game

Beat Kuhn

14. January 2025

Who invented it? Probably Russian soldiers. And who made it world famous? Definitely an author born in Biel-Bienne. The story of Russian roulette.

Symbolische Darstellung von Russisch Roulette.

Maps and Switzerland’s linguistic destiny

Felix Frey

9. January 2025

Poncello or Puntcell? Illarsaz or Illarse? Kalbermatt or Chalbermatt? The spelling of place names has frequently been a contentious issue in all parts of Switzerland, particularly when it comes to striking the right balance between standard language and dialect.

Mundart oder Schriftsprache? Diese Frage beschäftigte die Topografen. Illustration von Marco Heer.
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