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  Stone Age, Celts and Romans
For the first time Bern's Historical Museum and the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern are bringing together their most valuable treasures in a wide-ranging exhibition.
  From the Early Middle Ages to the Ancien Régime
The historical collection is an ideal key to the history of Bern, a city that was once the most powerful city-state north of the Alps and today figures on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Switzerlands past is recalled in great detail by an exhibition covering 1500 sqm. Using life-size models, it shows how Swiss soldiers were once feared throughout Europe, wether fighting as mercenaries for foreign powers or for the expansion of Switzerland.

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Burgundian Tapestries


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The Historical Museum of Bern possesses about a dozen Burgundian tapestries dating from the period 1440–1515, and thus has one of the most famous tapestry collections in the world. The precious tapestries, woven in wool, gold and silk, entrance the viewer with their magnificent colours and fine detail. The beautiful display area and specially-designed lighting effects make a visit to the tapestries exhibit a very special aesthetic experience.

  Bern’s Silver Treasure
Bern’s Silver Treasure in the Historisches Museum Bern is of European stature in range and quality. The museum’s famous collection of silverware is now once again accessible to the public. Works of the art of European silversmiths between the 16th and 18th century are displayed in a room newly refurbished to house the collection.
  Bern and the 20th century
100 pioneers and their exploits tell the history of the town and canton of Bern.
  Art from Asia and Oceania
Precious objects from India, China, Japan, South East Asia and Tibet throw light on oriental cultures, conceptions of the world and artistic forms of expression.
 

American Indians – Diversity of Cultures in America

The selected objects and pictorial documents displayed in this little space, ranging in date from pre-Columbian times down to the 19th century, show how varied was the Indian culture of North and Central America. Outstanding individual objects, such as the elaborately painted bison robe of the legendary chief of the Mandan, Mato Topé (“Four Bears”), exemplify the very different lifestyles of Indian societies and document their sometimes turbulent history.
  Treasures form the tombes of ancient Egypte