The library, exhibition and events are only accessible to people who are vaccinated or have recovered (the so-called “2G rule”). In addition, masks are compulsory.
The collections of the Swiss National Library consist of books, newspapers and periodicals, websites, maps and atlases, university and corporate publications, official publications and printed music.
The collection of the Prints and Drawings Department includes prints from the 17th to 21st centuries, photographs, postcards, posters and artists’ books, as well as documents on historic monument preservation since the end of the 19th century.
The National Library’s Literary Archives are home to the leading
collection of literary estates, libraries and archives from authors of
the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Swiss National Sound Archives in Lugano collect sound recordings and preserve them for posterity. They have been archiving Switzerland’s audio heritage and making it available to anyone with an interest since 1987.
Als Chansonnier sang er sich auf Dauer ins Liedgut der Schweiz, als Jurist und Denker setzte er sich mit Staatsrecht und Zivilisationsprozess auseinander.
Press releases
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