Guided tours with school classes are not offered for capacity reasons. Instead, we have (almost) everything else that promises to make lessons captivating and purposeful.
Admission for schools (including preparatory visits) is free.
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Reservation and registration
For reservations of rooms, school mobiles, hands-on materials and introductory games, please fill out the following form and send it to pica@nmbe.ch.
The offer and form is only avaliable in german language.
No registration is required for an independent visit to the museum with the class without room or material reservations!
The exception is the special exhibition Insektensterben – Alles wird gut,
Picnicking is permitted in our picnic area on the 1st and 3rd floors and in the garden. However, space in the picnic areas is limited and reservations are not possible.
To carers of young people and children
We welcome you warmly and are pleased that you are visiting our museum. To ensure that your visit is a pleasant and lasting experience, we ask you to observe the following rules: The Museum of Natural History is a cultural institution that does a great deal to ensure that young people and children have an exciting and eventful visit. However, during your stay with your children, please also consider and respect the other museum guests who, like you, would like to enjoy the museum.
- The caregiver is responsible for the group and ensures that it is managed in a cohesive manner and that the house rules are followed. With regard to peace, distance and the urge to move, they guide the group to treat people and objects with respect. In the event of non-compliance, he/she is the contact person for supervision. If the group is split up, an additional accompanying person may be required for each subgroup.
- Please touch only the objects marked for this purpose.
- Climbing is allowed in the forest adventure room «Picas Nest». For safety reasons, it is not permitted to take prams, furniture, chairs or other objects into the exhibition. Climbing is not permitted in the rest of the museum.
- Unless otherwise indicated, prams may be taken into the exhibitions. Pushchair spaces are available. Please do not park pushchairs in front of emergency exits, escape doors or in narrow corridors..
- Food and drink is only permitted in the designated picnic corners and in the museum café. Please leave the picnic areas in a clean condition.
- Please note that there are no sleeping areas in the museum. It is also not permitted to let children sleep on the floors.
- Seating and writing materials are available if needed. If you are interested, please contact a supervisor.
- The school/institution as the organiser of the visit is liable for improper handling and losses to museum-owned objects and equipment.
The museum staff is responsible for ensuring compliance with the house rules and for the safety of persons and objects. The instructions of the museum staff must therefore be followed at all times.
We wish you and your group an exciting and enjoyable visit to the museum, and look forward to welcoming you back soon!
We thank you for your cooperation, Your team of the Natural History Museum Bern
Dear visitor,
We are delighted to welcome you to our museum. To ensure the best possible experience for everyone, the museum has drawn up a code of conduct that we expect all visitors to follow. The code is designed to promote a peaceful atmosphere, protect our exhibits and our premises, and ensure public safety and security.
The code of conduct applies to all visitors. By entering the museum, you agree to abide by its regulations.
- Teachers, group leaders and parents/guardians are responsible for ensuring that the children and young people in their care behave appropriately. Young people over the age of 14 may visit the museum unaccompanied.
- Visitors must not touch, damage or in any other way harm our exhibits. Visitors ignoring this regulation will be held liable for any damage they cause.
- Food and drinks may only be consumed in the designated picnic areas and in the museum café. Smoking is not permitted in any part of the museum building.
- Unless notices indicate otherwise, prams and pushchairs are permitted in the exhibition areas. Pushchair spaces are provided. Please do not leave prams or pushchairs in front of emergency exits, escape routes or in narrow corridors.
- Photography and filming are permitted in the exhibition areas for private, non-commercial purposes. Notices indicate where photography and filming are not permitted, e.g. in special exhibitions.
- Large bags and rucksacks, umbrellas, rainwear and other bulky items must be placed in the lockers or left in the cloakroom.
- With the exception of certified assistance dogs, animals are not permitted in the exhibition spaces.
- Insults, discrimination, racism, sexual harassment or any form of abusive behaviour towards other visitors or museum staff will not be tolerated.
- Our museum staff have a duty to enforce this code of conduct and to safeguard the public and our collections. Visitors must therefore follow the instructions of our museum staff at all times.
- Visitors who continue to violate the code of conduct despite being cautioned by our staff may be asked to leave the museum.