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  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • 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

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Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • 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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Current blog posts

Liechtenstein fiduciary services and Swiss banks: profitability at a price

Janick Rüttimann

9. July 2026

Liechtenstein has evolved into an attractive location for domiciliary and fiduciary companies since the 1920s. Although politicians in Switzerland have repeatedly voiced misgivings about this, it has also been a source of profit for the Swiss financial centre. This has resulted in a close, albeit fraught relationship between the two neighbouring states.

Das Fürstentum Liechtenstein und die Schweiz sind nicht nur mit der Rheinbrücke verbunden.

A poison to dye for

Claudia Aufdermauer

7. July 2026

Around 1860, arsenic was widely known as a poison used in murder cases. Nevertheless, the authorities in Basel were initially oblivious to the potential dangers emanating from its use in dye production. The cantonal chemist alone recognised that the industrial use of the ‘King of Poisons’ could have unintended consequences for both people and the environment.

Durch die künstliche Farbenproduktion gelangte Arsenik in die Gewässer. Illustration von Marco Heer.

Of witches and pagans: the mysterious pagan houses of Ticino

Thomas Weibel

2. July 2026

Ticino’s Blenio Valley is home to a series of fortified cliff dwellings known as the ‘case dei pagani’ or ‘pagan houses’. These near-inaccessible ruins are the setting of many scary stories and continue to puzzle researchers to this day.

Bis heute ranken sich Mythen um die Case dei Pagani, die vor allem im Tessiner Bleniotal stehen.
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