general information

The 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.

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

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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.

The Thun-Panorama is seasonally open: March 04 – November 30, 2025

Tuesday – Sunday, 11  a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday closed

Open on Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday
Easter Monday and Whit Monday closed
Ascension Day and 1 August open

Adults CHF 9.–
Students, AHV, IV  CHF 8.–
Children up to the age of 16, school classes and teachers are free
Groups as of 10 adults 10% discount
Groups as of 10 people only with advance reservation

Combined ticket with Kunstmuseum Thun CHF 159.– / 17.–
#visitthun-Card with Kunstmuseum and Schloss Thun CHF 22.- / 20.- (validity 1 year)

Reduction of CHF 2.- on admission fee at the Kunstmuseum Thun and Thun-Panorama with Berner Oberland Pass: www.berneroberlandpass.ch
50% reduction with Kultur-Legi

Free admission
For refugees on presentation of an ID card (F, N, S, B (third-country nationals)), with the Museums-PASS-Musées, Schweizer Museumspass, Member Card Schweizer Werkbund, Raiffeisenkarte, ICOM and VMS.
With your Museum-PASS-Musées you can not only enjoy about 320 museums, castles, parks and gardens in Germany, France and Switzerland for one year, it also grants access to all permanent and temporary exhibitions within our museums. You are allowed to bring five children (under the age of 18) for free no matter whether they are family or friends.
For more information visit www.museumspass.com.
It is possible to buy the Museum Pass at the Thun-Panorama.