What is shown at the Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum) in Zurich?

The National Museum is the museum of Swiss history. The main exhibition shows how Switzerland came into being over the centuries.

Common mistakes

A: Works of European Impressionism

Impressionist paintings hang in art museums such as the Kunsthaus Zürich, not in the National Museum.

D: a collection of historic cars

Historic cars are shown, for example, at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.

Writers, artists, National Museum

Switzerland has well-known writers. Johanna Spyri wrote the book «Heidi» in 1880. It tells the story of a girl who lives with her grandfather in the mountains of Graubünden. Heidi has been translated into more than 50 languages and often made into films. She is the most famous character in Swiss literature.

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Sources

• zh.ch
• landesmuseum.ch
• eda.admin.ch

Official question of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.