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  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Museum Night 12.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2025 closed

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2025 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

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Today

10:00 - 17:00

Opening times

Museum

  • openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long

  • openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

  • Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Assumption Day 15.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Museum Night 12.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00
    18:00 - 23:59

  • All Saints´ Day 01.11.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Martin 11.11.2025 closed

  • Immaculate Conception 08.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2025 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00

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Virtuelle Einführung für Lehrpersonen «Die Royals kommen»

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Rundgang durch die Ausstellung «Die Royals kommen» und Vorstellung der Angebote für Schulen. Mit Isabelle Marcon Lindauer, Verantwortliche Bildung & Vermittlung. | Virtuelle Führung kostenlos.

Die Teilnahme ist gratis | Begrenzte Platzanzahl (50 Personen pro Online-Führung).

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

Forum Schweizer Geschichte Schwyz
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Zeughausstrasse 5
6430 Schwyz

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The exhibition

Keyvisual der Ausstellung "Die Royals kommen" zu sehen auf blauem Hintergrund, eine royale Persönlichkeit, grafisch dargestellt, ohne Gesicht

Switzerland has no tradition of royalty, has never had a king or a queen. Still, or maybe just for that reason, the otherwise democracy-driven Swiss love to hear stories about royal families and houses. This is borne out by the large crowds of cheering people that line the streets when crowned heads visit Switzerland.

The list of royals who have visited Switzerland since the 18th century is long. It includes, among others, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Tsar Alexander I, Emperor Napoleon III, Queen Victoria, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Emperor William II, Queen Astrid of Belgium, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Queen Elisabeth II, King Hussain I, and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.

The exhibition recounts stories of the royals in Switzerland and presents rare and precious memorabilia from their travels, for instance, watercolours by Queen Victoria, Empress Sisi’s evening dress and poetic diary, as well as a tuft of lion’s hair that once adorned Emperor Selassie’s hat.

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