general information
InhaltThe artist Marquard Wocher of Basel created the first panorama in Switzerland in 1814. Fascinated by the Bernese Oberland, he composed a cyclorama measuring 38 metres in length, depicting the small town of Thun and its surroundings with a view to the Alps of the Bernese Oberland. Rich in detail this picture takes a look at the daily life in Thun 200 years ago and with its countless stories is a picture puzzle for both the young and the old. Today the panorama is the oldest cyclorama of the world and is a long-term loan by the Gottfried Keller Foundation.
Arrival and contact
Thun-Panorama
Schadaupark (visitor address)
CH-3600 Thun
panorama@thun.ch
T +41 33 223 24 62
Mail please to the Kunstmuseum Thun.
Press contact: miriam.margani@thun.ch / +41 (0)33 225 82 07
by train:
To Thun SBB station, then 20 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by bus NFB 1, direction Gwatt to Scherzligen/Schadau stop.
by car:
Take exit Thun Süd (Weststrasse), Weststrasse becomes Talackerstrasse, turn right onto Frutigenstrasse, take second exit at traffic circle (Seestrasse). Paid parking available at Scherzligen/Schadau bus stop.
Opening hours
The Thun-Panorama is seasonally open: March 04 – November 30, 2025
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday closed
Opening hours public holidays:
Open on Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday
Easter Monday and Whit Monday closed
Ascension Day and 1 August open
Admission fee
Adults: CHF 9.-
Students, apprentices, AHV, IV, Bernese Oberland Pass: CHF 8.-
Children/young people up to the age of 16, school classes and teachers: free of charge
Groups of 10 or more (only with advance booking): 10% discount
Kulturlegi, Panorama Card, Lake Pass: 50% discount
Combined ticket with Thun-Panorama: CHF 15.- / 13.-
#visitthun card with Thun-Panorama and Thun Castle: CHF 22.- / 20.- (valid for one year)
AUTHORISED FREE ADMISSION:
Refugees on presentation of ID (F, N, S, B (third-country nationals)), Museum PASS Musées, Swiss Museum Pass, Swiss Werkbund membership card, Raiffeisen card with Museum Pass, ICOM, VISARTE, LGB, IKT, VMS, IGK Bern students and members of the Förderverein KMT and Förderverein Verbund.
The discounts are not cumulative!
OTHER APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS:
Members of art-related institutions:
BKG (Bernese Art Society)
KGT (members of the Thun Art Society)
LBG (Swiss Association of Teachers of Visual Art and Design)
Pro Helvetia employees
SGBK (Swiss Society of Women Artists)
Art Card (Art-Magazin DE)
People with tickets for other museums in the region on the same day:
Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg
Beatus Caves
National Dairy Museum, Kiesen
Mumm Museum for clocks and mechanical musical instruments, Oberhofen
Tourism Museum of the Jungfrau Region, Unterseen
Museum Agensteinhaus Erlenbach
Museum of Home Decor, Hünegg Castle
Oberhofen Castle
Spiez Castle Museum
Thun Castle Museum
Faulensee Artillery Foundation
Members of art-related institutions:
BKG (Bernese Art Society)
KGT (members of the Thun Art Society)
LBG (Swiss Association of Teachers of Visual Art and Design)
Pro Helvetia employees
SGBK (Swiss Society of Women Artists)
Art Card (Art-Magazin DE)
People with tickets for other museums in the region on the same day:
Abegg-Stiftung Riggisberg
Beatus Caves
National Dairy Museum, Kiesen
Mumm Museum for clocks and mechanical musical instruments, Oberhofen
Tourism Museum of the Jungfrau Region, Unterseen
Museum Agensteinhaus Erlenbach
Museum of Home Decor, Hünegg Castle
Oberhofen Castle
Spiez Castle Museum
Thun Castle Museum
Faulensee Artillery Foundation
Admission prices for events
Tickets and prices for our chargeable events can be found in the online ticket shop.