Berne

The city of Berne {{IPA|}} (Bernese German Bärn {{IPA|}}, German Bern {{IPA|}}, French Berne {{IPA|}}, Italian Berna {{IPA|}}, Romansh Berna {{IPA|}}), is the "Bundesstadt" (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel).

Culture

Bern is rich of cultural offerings for every taste.

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Theatres

• city-theatre http://www.stadttheaterbern.ch/
• Schlachthaus-theatre http://www.schlachthaus.ch/
• tojo-theatre http://www.reithalle.ch/reitschule/tojo/index.shtml
• The Theatre on the Effinger-Street http://www.dastheater-effingerstr.ch/
• Narrenpack Theatre Bern http://www.narrenpack.ch/

Movie theaters

Bern has several dozens of movie theaters. As is customary in Switzerland, movies are generally shown in their original language (e.g., English) with subtitling in German and French. Only a small number of screenings are dubbed in German. Program information is available through e.g. the Cineman website.

Related Topics:
English - German - French

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Nightlife

• Reithalle http://www.reitschule.ch - the old riding school of Bern, now a meeting place for the alternative scene, with concerts, parties, flea market and much more
• Wasserwerk http://www.wasserwerkclub.ch - a night-club close to the river Aare with lots of concerts and parties
• Bierhübelihttp://www.bierhuebeli.ch/ - a concert and party club
• ISC http://www.isc-bern.ch - the International Students Club, open for everybody
• dead-end http://www.dead-end.ch - a club for the late ones, opens at midnight
• Gaskessel http://www.gaskessel.ch/
• Mahogany Hallhttp://www.mahogany.ch/
• Dampfzentrale http://www.dampfzentrale.ch
• The Bernese Symphony Orchestra http://www.bernorchester.ch/

Museums

• Museum of Arts http://www.kunstmuseumbern.ch/
• Art-Hall http://www.kunsthalle-bern.ch/
• Museum of communications http://www.mfk.ch/
• Psychiatry Museum http://www.cx.unibe.ch/puk/cu/museum/museum1.html
• Historic Museum http://www.bhm.ch/
• Natural-Historic Museum http://www.nmbe.ch/
• Collection of Antiques http://www.klassischearchaeologie.unibe.ch/antikensammlung/info.htm
• Alpine Museum http://www.alpinesmuseum.ch
• Einstein House http://www.einstein-bern.ch
• Marksmen Museum http://www.schuetzenmuseum.ch/

Festivals

• Gurtenfestival
• Berner Tanztage
• Internationales Jazzfestival Bern
• Taktlos-Festival
• National Reach Around Festival

fairs

• Zibelemärit - The Zibelemärit (market of onions) is an annual fair held on the fourth monday in november.