Ascension/Ascension

Closing

Updated on 5 May 2026

The Swiss National Library will be closed on Thursday 14 May 2026 (Ascension). The Swiss National Library will be closed on Whit Monday, 25 May 2026.

Swiss National Sound Archives

Some of the many examples of audio media (records, audio cassettes, cylinders, magnetic tapes, magnetic wire recordings) from the Swiss National Sound Archives.

The Swiss National Sound Archives preserve the country’s audio heritage. Established in 1987 and based in Lugano, they are now part of the Swiss National Library. The Archives collect and catalogue audio documents (Helvetica) of all kinds, both music and spoken word, from the beginnings of sound recording to the present day.

Audio documents

Swiss National Sound Archives

Via Cortivallo 11
6900 Lugano

http://www.fonoteca.ch/