

general information
InhaltThe Kunstmuseum Thun presents mainly contemporary art in four to five temporary exhibitions each year. In addition to themed and monographic special exhibitions, a collection exhibition is organised each year, which presents some of the rich holdings from a particular perspective. With the Thun-Panorama, the Kunstmuseum Thun also presents the oldest panoramic picture in the world in Schadaupark, around 15 minutes away. Watch the following film to get to know our two museums better:
Travel and contact
Kunstmuseum Thun
Thunerhof, Hofstettenstrasse 14
CH-3600 Thun
kunstmuseum@thun.ch
T +41 33 225 84 20
By train:
to Thun SBB station, then 7 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by bus NFB 21, direction Beatenbucht to the Thunerhof stop
Direct train connections every 30 minutes:
from Bern (20 min)
from Basel (1 h 25 min)
from Zurich (1 h 25 min)
By car:
Exit Thun Nord (direction Oberhofen, Interlaken), paid parking spaces are available opposite the building.
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday closed
Public holidays: see special opening hours below
The Kunstmuseum Thun does not show its collection in a permanent exhibition.
The museum is closed between exhibitions.
The museum shop is open as follows:
Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 12.30pm / 1pm – 5pm, Saturday – Sunday, 10am – 12pm / 1pm – 5pm
Opening hours public holidays 2025/2026
1 August open
24 and 31 December only open until 5 pm
25 December closed
26 December open
1 and 2 January 2026 open
Entrance fees exhibitions
Adults: CHF 10.-
Students, apprentices, AHV, IV, Bernese Oberland Pass: CHF 8.-
Children/young people up to the age of 16, school classes and teachers: free of charge
Groups of 10 or more (only with advance booking): 10% discount
Culture pass, Panorama Card, Lake Pass: 50% discount
Combined ticket with Thun-Panorama: CHF 15.- / 13.-
#visitthun card with Thun-Panorama and Thun Castle: CHF 22.- / 20.- (valid for one year)
AUTHORISED FREE ADMISSION:
Refugees on presentation of ID (F, N, S, B (third-country nationals)), Museum PASS-Musées, Swiss Museum Pass, Swiss Werkbund membership card, Raiffeisen card with Museum Pass, ICOM, VISARTE, LGB, IKT, VMS, IGK Bern students and members of the KMT and Förderverein Verbund support associations.
The discounts are not cumulative!
Other applicable discounts
Members of art-related institutions:
BKG (Bernese Art Society)
KGT (members of the Thun Art Society)
LBG (Swiss Association of Teachers of Visual Art and Design)
Pro Helvetia employees
SGBK (Swiss Society of Women Artists)
Art Card (Art-Magazin DE)
People with tickets for other museums in the region on the same day:
Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg
Beatus Caves
National Dairy Museum, Kiesen
Mumm Museum for clocks and mechanical musical instruments, Oberhofen
Tourism Museum of the Jungfrau Region, Unterseen
Museum Agensteinhaus Erlenbach
Museum of Home Decor, Hünegg Castle
Oberhofen Castle
Spiez Castle Museum
Thun Castle Museum
Faulensee Artillery Foundation
Admission prices for events
Tickets and prices for our chargeable events can be found in the online ticket shop.