Housing the largest collection of artifacts,
Swiss National Museum Zurich is one of the celebrated sites of the country. The museum houses a marvelous collection of equipments and artifacts belonging to Stone Age and Roman Period. The Roman artifacts of the museum include attires, silverware and drinking bowls. These articles housed in the Swiss National Museum at Zurich gives testimony of the eventful past of the nation. The collections of the museum also include a number of implements and articles belonging to the contemporary world.
Swiss National Museum in Zurich is positioned at Museum Strasse. Established in 1898, the museum is a storehouse of crossbows, armor, weaponry, textiles, silverware, coins, gold objects, sculptures, artistic presentations and many others. One can also find stained glasses belonging to the 15th century in the Swiss National Museum of Zurich. Articles made of china-clay also form the exclusive display of the same. Thus, it can be said that this attraction of Zurich offers a kaleidoscopic view of the culture and traditions of Switzerland.
Given below are the details of the Swiss National Museum Zurich:
- Opening hours - 1000 hours to 1700 hours from Tuesday to Sunday.
1000 hours to 2000 hours on Thursday (during special events or exhibitions)
Open on all days during New Year and Christmas.
- Entry fees - CHF 10 for adults
Admission is free for children and holders of cards such as Raiffeisen Card, Zurich
Museum Pass, Swiss Museum Pass, ICOM-International Councel of Museums and
the members of Association of Friends of the Chateau de Prangins, Society for the
Swiss National Museum and Society for the Museum of Music Automatons,
Swewen.
Tourists willing to spend a day out can relax in the beautiful ambiance of the Swiss National Museum Zurich.
