Aussenansicht Nationalbibliothek

Swiss National Library

Switzerland is our subject

Every book, every newspaper and every periodical that has appeared in Switzerland since 1848. Everything published abroad that deals with Switzerland or its people. The complete works of Swiss writers and translators. The National Library collects printed and electronic publications from and about Switzerland, and ensures that they are preserved and remain accessible.
The National Library also incorporates the Swiss Literary Archives, which hold and catalogue the literary estates of authors from each of the country’s four language regions. The Library’s Prints and Drawings Department archives visual documents such as photographs, postcards and posters.
The Swiss National Library’s exhibitions shed light on individual areas of its holdings, and offer an insight into Switzerland’s rich written cultural heritage.

Swiss National Library
BiblioWeekend
BiblioWeekend is the annual celebration of libraries—for everyone!
Fr, 12.03.2027
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Libraries are much more than just repositories of books: they are places of learning, social interaction, and cultural exchange. They host workshops, provide researchers with specialized information, organize cultural events and language cafés, encourage children to read and help students develop information literacy skills, lend out seeds, tools, or popcorn machines, and some even have fully equipped film and sound studios.


On March 12, 2027, we’ll celebrate the diversity of libraries at the sixth BiblioWeekend—and we invite you to join us. Discover the “Festival of Libraries,” visit your local library, or explore a whole new institution.

 

Swiss National Library
Museumsnacht Bern 2027
The "Museumsnacht" is coming back in 2027!
Fr, 19.03.2027 – Sa, 20.03.2027
6:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

On Friday, March 19, 2027, 40 venues in Bern will open their doors to night owls from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

 

 

Swiss National Library
Literary Evening: Aglaja Veteranyi on Stage
Th, 08.04.2027
Swiss National Library
Audio tour of the National Library - SILENT RUMBLINGS
Audiowalk
Permanent exhibition

Is there a more wonderful image of peace and tranquillity than a library's reading room? But even when utterly immersed in a book, we readers are audible beings, and beneath the apparent silence of the National Library, there is a whole universe of sound waiting to be discovered. Come by and press play to start our unique audio walk.