Online Experiences
Thanks to the free online offerings of Bern Museum Quarter, you can access exhibitions, podcasts and lots of other content anytime, anywhere.
ALPS Alpine Museum of Switzerland
At the Lost & Found Memories Office of the ALPS, you can tell your mountain stories by adding your photos and memories to the existing online collection. This will help to create a living archive of alpine experiences. In addition, you can browse through a digital collection of over 1,000 photos, or listen to an episode of the “Amuse Bouche” mini-podcast (German only) to find out more about the stories behind some special items from the collection.
Museum of Communication
The virtual tours of the Museum of Communication provide food for thought on a variety of topics – from current environmental issues to social and political questions. You can also explore the museum’s collection using the dedicated online portal. Accessible here are innumerable datasets on the history of communication in Switzerland. Stories on various subjects are also posted on the museum’s blog.
Natural History Museum of Bern
Take a virtual stroll through the exhibitions of the Natural History Museum of Bern, explore the online catalogue of insect drawers, listen to the “Help, it’s alive!” (German only) podcast series, or watch a video from the entertaining “Is that possible?” series (German only). Natural phenomena, scientific discoveries or sheer curiosity – there’s something for everyone here!
PHBern - Bern University of Teacher Education
Get one of the over 100 IdeaSets for preparing your lessons. These include digital and analog teaching materials on a specific topic. Alternatively, select a suitable teaching film to stream via a password-protected platform. In a forum, teachers can also exchange ideas anonymously with each other or with experts.
Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library makes numerous collections available in digital form. Its offerings include newspapers, books, websites and pictorial materials, as well as literary estates and archives. Access to the digital collections is free of charge, enabling convenient online searches for valuable historical and scientific materials.
Bern City Archives
Thanks to the online catalogue of the Bern City Archives, you can explore the history of Bern from the comfort of your own home. In the online catalogue, you can search for and download documents, maps and photos. In addition, using our Archipanion system, you can try out an AI-assisted image search and search for historical photos from the City Archives on a map of the city of Bern.
