History of the Museum of Communication

In 1893 the Swiss Postal Administration began to collect objects and documents related to the postal and transport systems, as well as philately.
In 1907 the first Post Museum was established in the Bollwerk Post building in Berne.
From 1949 on it was called the «Swiss PTT Museum»; the telecommunications collection was added.
In 1990 the museum moved to its new building in the Helvetiastrasse 16.
In December 1996 the PTT-Museum was changed into a foundation. It was renamed the «Museum of Communication» in March 1997. This marked the beginning of a new era in the museum's policy, uniting historical consciousness with new and current issues.
May 2003: Opening of the new permanent exhibition «so near and yet so far: People and their Media».
May 2007: Opening of the new permanent exhibitions «As Time Goes Byte» and «Imagery that Sticks».