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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

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2024 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2025 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2025 closed

  • Carnival Thursday 27.02.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 03.03.2025 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 04.03.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 18.04.2025 closed

  • Easter 20.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 21.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 11.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

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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

  • Christmas Eve 24.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00

  • Christmas 25.12.2024 closed

  • St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00

  • New Year´s Eve 31.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00

  • New Year´s Day 01.01.2025 closed

  • Saint Berchtold 02.01.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Epiphany 06.01.2025 closed

  • Carnival Thursday 27.02.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Carnival Monday 03.03.2025 closed

  • Shrove Tuesday 04.03.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Saint Joseph 19.03.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Good Friday 18.04.2025 closed

  • Easter 20.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Easter Monday 21.04.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Labour Day 01.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Mother´s Day 11.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Ascension Day 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

  • Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00

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Information for visitors

Opening times

Tu – Su 10:00 - 17:00

Mo closed

Address

Swiss National Museum
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz
Hofmatt | Zeughausstrasse 5
6430 Schwyz

Public transport

At Schwyz railway station, take bus No 501 towards Muotathal and alight at the ‘Schwyz Zentrum’ stop. The Museum is right next to the bus stop, on the opposite side of the Schwyzer Kantonalbank.

SBB timetable information

By private vehicle

On the A4 motorway, take the ‘Schwyz’ exit and follow the signs for ‘Schwyz’ into the village centre. Parking is available at the Museum in the Parkhaus Hofmatt parking facility.

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‘Forum Schweizer Geschichte Schwyz’ app

With the free app «Forum Schwyz» you can listen to the audio guide to the permanent exhibition on your own Smartphone. An innovative guide navigates you through the museum.

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The museum welcomes people with a wide range of needs. Customised exhibition assistance can be organised by appointment. Please speak to the Reservations Desk if you have any questions about accessibility and inclusion.

For people with reduced mobility, the Museum has one wheelchair available for use during your visit. Please make a reservation with the Welcome Desk by telephone. An accessible toilet is located in the basement. All floors are accessible by lift.

Important note: Due to renovation work, our lift will be out of service from 17 March to 2 April 2025.

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House Rules

Taking pictures in the museum

We appreciate you taking pictures at the museum to take home as a souvenir of your visit or to share with your friends. For legal reasons, we ask you not the take pictures in exhibitions and of objects that are marked with a “no-photo” sign. Thank you for your understanding.