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Museums Attractions In Bern

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Bern or Berne is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their Bundesstadt, or federal city. With a population of 142,656 , Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. The official language in Bern is German, but the most-spoken language is an Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Bernese German. In 1983, the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Herita...
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Museums Attractions In Bern

  • 2. Museum of Natural History Bern
    The Natural History Museum of Bern is a museum in Bern, Switzerland. In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 100,000 people yearly.
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  • 3. Kunstmuseum Bern Bern
    The Museum of Fine Arts Bern , established in 1879 in Bern, the capital of Switzerland, is the oldest art museum in Switzerland with a permanent collection. Its holdings run from the Middle Ages to the present. It houses works by Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Ferdinand Hodler, Meret Oppenheim, Ricco Wassmer and Adolf Wolfli. The collection consists of over 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as 48,000 drawings, prints, photographs, videos and films. In May 2014, the museum, was named sole heir in the will of one Cornelius Gurlitt, the German collector implicated in the 2012 Munich artworks discovery. The authorities had found over 1,400 artworks, many of them suspected to be stolen from European Jews by the Nazis, in Gurlitt's homes in Munich and Salzburg. The museum was given six months to...
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  • 4. Museum fur Kommunikation Bern
    Museum für Kommunikation is the name of several museums in German-speaking countries, including: In Germany Iserlohner Museum für Handwerk und Postgeschichte Museum für Kommunikation Berlin Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt Museum für Kommunikation Hamburg Museum für Kommunikation Nürnberg Philatelic Archive in Bonn Postmuseum RheinhessenIn Switzerland Museum für Kommunikation Bern
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  • 5. Schweizerisches Bern
    Swiss Post is the national postal service of Switzerland. A public company owned by the Swiss Confederation, it is the country's second largest employer . The group is based in Bern.
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  • 7. Contemporary Art Gallery (Kunsthalle Bern) Bern
    Liu Ye is a Beijing-based contemporary Chinese painter known for his bright-hued paintings of childlike female figures, his favorite cartoon character Miffy the bunny and works inspired by Piet Mondrian. Liu Ye is part of a generation of artists who grew up during the Cultural Revolution. However, unlike most acclaimed Chinese contemporary art, his works have little political implications. Instead, he prefers to use a universal language to depict his inner world. His work has been exhibited extensively in China, Europe and the United States.
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  • 8. Swiss Alpine Museum Bern
    Sennenhund, called Swiss mountain dogs or Swiss cattle dogs in English, are a type of dog originating in the Swiss Alps. The Sennenhund are farm dogs of the general molosser type. There are four breeds of Sennenhund, all sporting a unique tricolor coat. While the two larger ones share a heavy build and a calm temperament, the two smaller ones are more agile. The breeds range from medium in size to very large. The name Sennenhund refers to people called Senn or Senner, Swiss alpine herdsmen and dairymen, and does not translate as mountain or cattle.
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  • 9. Swiss Brand Museum Bern
    The Swiss Army knife is a pocketknife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox AG . The term Swiss Army knife was coined by American soldiers after World War II due to the difficulty they had in pronouncing Offiziersmesser, the German name .The Swiss Army knife generally has a main spearpoint blade, as well as various tools, such as screwdrivers, a can opener, and many others. These attachments are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is usually in its stereotypical red color, and features a Victorinox or Wenger cross logo or, for Swiss military issue knives, the coat of arms of Switzerland. Originating in Ibach, Switzerland, the Swiss Army knife was first produced in 1891 after the company, Karl Elsener, which later became Victorinox, won the c...
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