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Sa 5/1/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Labour Day
Su 5/9/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Mother´s Day
Th 5/13/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Ascension Day
Su 5/23/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Pentecoste
Mo 5/24/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Whit Monday
Th 6/3/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Corpus Christi
Su 8/1/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Swiss National Holiday
Su 8/15/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Assumption Day
Mo 11/1/2021 closed All Saints´ Day
Th 11/11/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Saint Martin
We 12/8/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Immaculate Conception
Show all10:00 – 17:00
Today at the Forum of Swiss History SchwyzTu – Su 10:00 – 17:00
Mo closed
Sa 5/1/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Labour Day
Su 5/9/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Mother´s Day
Th 5/13/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Ascension Day
Su 5/23/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Pentecoste
Mo 5/24/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Whit Monday
Th 6/3/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Corpus Christi
Su 8/1/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Swiss National Holiday
Su 8/15/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Assumption Day
Mo 11/1/2021 closed All Saints´ Day
Th 11/11/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Saint Martin
We 12/8/2021 10:00 – 17:00 Immaculate Conception
Show allHistorian Denise Tonella will succeed Andreas Spillmann in the spring of 2021 as the new Director of the Swiss National Museum.
The Federal Council today confirmed the unanimous decision of the Museum Council: Denise Tonella will be the new Director of the Swiss National Museum. The 41-year-old from Airolo beat 44 other candidates for the position. In an extensive selection process, she impressed both the selection committee and the Museum Council.
‘Creativity, organisational skills, multilingualism and a firm grasp of the digital world were the key factors in the decision. Denise Tonella has successfully managed major projects and is highly skilled in the communication of content. She is the perfect choice to lead the Swiss National Museum into the future,’ says Tim Guldimann, President of the Museum Council.
Denise Tonella has been with the Swiss National Museum since 2010, and has been a curator and exhibition project director since 2014. Originally hailing from Ticino, she has already managed a host of large projects with great success, and was jointly responsible for the comprehensive exhibition ‘Europe in the Renaissance’. This internationally acclaimed exhibition marked the opening of the National Museum’s new building in Zurich in 2016.
Denise Tonella will start her new role in early April, taking over from the current Director, Andreas Spillmann, who has decided to hand over the role of leadership at the Swiss National Museum after 14 years. Denise Tonella will then make her official media debut at a media conference.