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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

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  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • Labour Day 01.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 10.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 14.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 24.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 25.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 04.06.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 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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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • Labour Day 01.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 10.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 14.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 24.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 25.05.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 04.06.2026 10:00 - 17:00

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

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 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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Gladiators — tragic heroes

Eva Carlevaro

14. April 2026

Gladiatorial fights were among the bloodiest spectacles of the Roman world. They were also extremely popular on the territory of what is now Switzerland.

Pollice verso, Daumen nach unten. Oft entschied das Publikum, ob ein besiegter Gladiator leben oder sterben sollte. Gemälde von Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872.

Geneva under federal tutelage

Christophe Vuilleumier

9. April 2026

Following Geneva’s cantonal government elections in 1864, violent clashes took place in the streets of the city. The Confederation ultimately had to intervene and occupy Geneva militarily for several months.

Nach den Staatsratswahlen von 1864 kam es in Genf zu gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen. Illustration aus Le Monde illustré vom 3. September 1864.

A royal betrothal at Zurich’s Lindenhof

Anuska Merz

7. April 2026

The Lindenhof hill in Zurich was the site of a royal palace from around the year 850. Carolingian kings and rulers of the Holy Roman Empire regularly spent time there as they travelled around the realm. The Lindenhof experienced what was perhaps its finest moment in 1055.

Am 25. Dezember 1055 kam es auf dem Zürcher Lindenhof zu einer königlichen Verlobung. Illustration von Marco Heer.
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