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Immaculate Conception 08.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
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

Opening times

Museum

openinghours.days.long.tuesday Open till openinghours.days.long.sunday openinghours.openfromto.long
openinghours.days.long.monday closed

Special opening times

Immaculate Conception 08.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
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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Switzerland in the Making

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The birth of aerial mountain rescue

Katrin Brunner

19. November 2024

When a Dakota C-53 made an emergency landing on the Gauli Glacier at over 3,000 meters in November 1946, it was not only a feat of piloting skill. The rescue of all twelve survivors also marked the beginning of modern aerial mountain rescue.

The American Revolutionary War through the eyes of a Swiss immigrant

Maximilian Spitz

14. November 2024

Hans Joachim Züblin from eastern Switzerland caused a furore in 18th century America. As minister John Zubly, he saw parallels between the Swiss Confederates and the rebels fighting against the British. He later changed sides, albeit with an unchanged outlook.

The inventor in a Benedictine cowl

Michael van Orsouw

12. November 2024

Father Athanasius Tschopp (1803–1882) was a monk in Einsiedeln, and something of a science whizz. Besides his daily monastic duties, he always found the time to make pioneering discoveries – one of his many accomplishments was inventing the precursor to the fax machine.

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