Swiss National Museum

The Swiss National Museum (German: Landesmuseum) — part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture — is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. It is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Hauptbahnhof.

The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus. His impressive architecture with dozens of towers, courts and his astonishing park on an island between the rivers Sihl and Limmat has become one of the main sights of the Old City District of Zurich.

The exhibition tour takes the visitor from prehistory through ancient times and the Middle Ages to the 20th century (classic modern art and art of the 16th, 17th and 18th century is settled mainly in the Kunsthaus Museum in a different part of the city of Zurich). There is a very rich section with gothic art, chivalry and a comprehensive collection of liturgical wooden sculptures, panel paintings and carved altars. Zunfthaus zur Meisen near Fraumünster church houses the porcelain and faience collection of the Swiss National Museum.

The boats of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft start it round trips (Swiss National Museum–Wollishofen–Zürichhorn) on the Limmat river through the city of Zürich at the Swiss National Museum.

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29 September 2011
See some of Europe’s best exhibition of cultural history. Must-see: permanent collection narrating Swiss History and Collections Gallery. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm (until 7pm on Thursdays.
E Y
11 November 2016
Extremely wonderful to see Brueghel in temporary exhibition Europe in Rerainssance.And another exhibition Displaced also nice but not in English.Permanent part was ordinary but well designed and rich.
Kelvin Lim
20 March 2015
Die Goldschale. Gold bowl discovered by chance in a pit during 1906 railway construction. At 910g, heaviest gold vessel found to date in Europe.
Martina Caruso
28 July 2018
History of Switzerland must. There is lots to see, so take your time. The archaeology exhibition is particularly impressive thanks the animation/interactive displays.
johnlemon
8 November 2016
Permanent exhibition is quite cool if you are interested in swiss history.
Gabriel Seah
18 November 2022
Good museum. Large and cheap for Switzerland and has various types of artefacts. Mostly history, a touch of geology, a little contemporary art & some historical art.
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Thu 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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