Einsteinhaus Museum

Address: Einsteinhaus, Kramgasse 49, 3011 Bern, Switzerland

Website: https://www.einstein-bern.ch/en/

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm, closed Mondays (check website for seasonal changes)

Admission: Adult CHF 6 (approx.), reduced CHF 4; check official site for exact pricing

The Einsteinhaus is the house-museum in Bern where Albert Einstein lived during his years in the city and is situated on Kramgasse in the Old Town of Bern.

The site presents the furnished apartment Einstein occupied alongside exhibition rooms showing documents, photographs and interpretation about his life and scientific work during his Bern period. The displays concentrate on the period when he was employed at the Swiss Patent Office and produced key early papers.

Einstein lived in this house while working in Bern; the building has since been adapted as a museum to tell the story of his life in the city and the intellectual context of his early career.

The Einsteinhaus stands in Bern’s medieval centre near the Zytglogge clock tower and is accessible on foot from the city centre and main public transport nodes.

• Central Old Town location: Located on Kramgasse in Bern’s medieval Old Town, the house sits within the city’s UNESCO-listed historic centre and is a short walk from the Zytglogge clock tower.
• Focus of the museum: The site interprets Einstein’s Bern years when he worked at the Swiss Patent Office and published his 1905 papers; the apartment is presented with period furnishings and explanatory displays.

What to See#

• Einstein’s apartment: The furnished apartment where Albert Einstein lived while working at the Bern patent office is part of the site and is presented to visitors to illustrate domestic life during his residency.
• Exhibition rooms: Museum exhibition rooms occupy adjacent spaces and display documents, photographs and interpretive material about Einstein’s time in Bern and his early scientific work.

Located in Bern’s Old Town at Kramgasse 49. The house is a 10-15 minute walk from Bern Hauptbahnhof; trams and buses also serve stops near the Zytglogge and Rathaus.

• Visit the Einsteinhaus after seeing the Zytglogge in Bern's Old Town-both are within a short walk and the contrast between the medieval clock tower and the patent‑office flat makes a neat half‑day.
• Allow 45-60 minutes for the small museum and the interpretive displays about Einstein's Bern years (1902-1909), including facsimiles of documents from his Annus Mirabilis of 1905.
• Buy tickets on the official site to avoid queues during peak season; the museum is compact and can be crowded during summer.