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  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2026 closed

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

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

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Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 closed

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2026 closed

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

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2026 10:00 - 14:00

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Notice: The museum remains open and easily accessible. The Hofmatt car park remains accessible, and the Schwyz, Zentrum bus stop continues to be served as usual. Due to the construction work, a temporary signposted diversion is in place for pedestrians travelling to the museum.

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Hans Erni and the art of camouflage

Jose Cáceres

18. August 2026

In 1939 Hans Erni painted the mural «Die Schweiz, das Ferienland der Völker», which was designed to showcase Switzerland to the world. A year later – during the Second World War – he helped conceal alpine military installations from the enemy. Two commissions, one artistic eye.

Tarnungsvorschlag von Hans Erni für das Munitionsmagazin MM5 Rynächt, 1940.

Hot porridge all the way from Zurich to Strasbourg: an oat-standing achievement

Christophe Droesch

13. August 2026

In 1456, a pot of millet porridge was transported by boat from Zurich to Strasbourg in a single day. It was still warm on arrival. The trip was repeated in 1576 and feted as a great achievement, but it mainly served to solidify the alliance between the two cities in a politically and religiously charged period.

Volle Fahrt voraus nach Strassburg! Darstellung der Hirsebreifahrt, 1797.

Adolf Walter – national traitor turned liberal industrialist

Rolf Löffler

11. August 2026

Adolf Walter fled Switzerland for the Third Reich in 1939, a fugitive from justice. On returning, he was convicted of treason and served a prison sentence. But that did not stop him from setting up in business and living life as a normal citizen.

War überzeugter Unterstützer des NS-Regimes: Werkzeugmacher Adolf Walter. Illustration von Marco Heer.
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