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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 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

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Thursday 04.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 08.02.2027 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 09.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 closed

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 09.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 27.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

  • Monday closed

Special opening times

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2026 10:00 - 17:00

  • 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

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2027 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Thursday 04.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 08.02.2027 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 09.02.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 26.03.2027 closed

  • Easter 28.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 29.03.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 06.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 09.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 16.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 17.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Corpus Christi 27.05.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2027 10:00 - 17:00

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Virtual tour

Sagenhafter Alpenraum

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Woher stammen die Sagen? Wie werden sie gesammelt? Welche Motive sind besonders beliebt? Auf dem virtuellen Rundgang durch die Ausstellung «Sagenhafter Alpenraum» erhalten Sie einen Einblick in die Welt der Sagen aus dem Alpenraum.

Virtuelle Führung kostenlos. Der Zoom-Link wird Ihnen nach erfolgreicher Anmeldung per E-Mail zugeschickt.

Forum Schweizer Geschichte Schwyz
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Zeughausstrasse 5
6430 Schwyz

Deutsch

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The exhibition

The alps in legend

Listening to them gives you the shivers.

Folk tales tell of extraordinary, supernatural, or miraculous incidents. They recount stories in which ghosts, witches, even the Devil himself feature, or they may deal with historical figures and events.

Traditional tales are known from all parts of the country, but central Switzerland is especially rich in them. The exhibition focuses on well-known legends such as the tales of William Tell, the miraculous “Devils Bridge”, the fateful “Black Spider”, the fiery “Pilatus Dragon”, the enchanted “Blüemlisalp”, the vengeful “Sennentuntschi”, and the spooky “Toggeli”.

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