Relocation

closed

Updated on 24 Sept 2026

The reading room will be closed on Thursday, 15 October 2026 due to an event. One-month closure due to the move: From 30 October at 6.00 pm until 29 November 2026 inclusive. Reopening on 30 November at 9.00 am at the new address: Monbijoustrasse 74, 3003 Bern.

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/