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Swiss National Museum
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The Swiss National Museum was built by Gustav Gull in 1898, next to the Main Train Station. Here, culture and public transportation rub shoulders with each other: the National Museum houses Switzerland's most comprehensive collection of artifacts pertaining to its cultural heritage, while the Main Train Station is the largest in the country. The over 100-year old museum building is reminiscent of a fairytale castle. Surrounded by towers, the courtyard is a unique venue for superlative events such as Live on Ice in the winter and Live at Sunset in the summer. While visitors outside enjoy the arts, the past comes to life indoors: How did earlier generations live, think and feel? Their material legacy - from handicrafts to ordinary everyday objects - provide us with answers, from the prehistoric age right through to the present day. The National Museum also stages special exhibitions on topics relevant to society, thus offering a temporary change in perspective.
The Swiss National Museum is undergoing renovation until the summer of 2009. The museum will stay open for you during this period, but there will occasionally be noisy building work. Please note that due to the renovation work, the museum is not accessible to the disabled (no lift), with the exception of the Early History/Archaeology department on the ground floor.
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Address:
MUSEE SUISSE Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
Museumstrasse 2
8001 Zürich
Tel. +41 (0)44 218 65 11
Fax +41 (0)44 211 29 49
kanzlei@slm.admin.ch
www.landesmuseen.ch
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Open hours:
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm; Mon closed; Reading room and library (non-lending): Tue and Thu 8am-noon/1.30pm-4.30pm; Wed and Fri 1.30pm-4.30pm
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