Einsteinhaus Bern: the flat at Kramgasse 49

Albert Einstein came to Bern in 1902. In the same year he got a job at the Swiss Patent Office, as a “technical expert, 3rd class”. From 1903 to 1905 he rented a flat on the second floor at Kramgasse 49. He lived there with his wife Mileva Marić. The two had married in Bern in January 1903.

What you see in the house

On the second floor the flat is furnished in the style of the time, with furniture, pictures and texts. It shows how Einstein, Mileva and their son Hans Albert lived here. Hans Albert was born in Bern on 14 May 1904.

The third floor is about Einstein's life and work. According to the museum, there is also a film of about 20 minutes.

What Einstein did in Bern

During the day Einstein examined patents. In his free time he met his friends Maurice Solovine and Conrad Habicht. They read and discussed together and called their circle the “Akademie Olympia”.

In 1905 Einstein published papers that changed physics. They were about light as small packets of energy, about Brownian motion and about the special theory of relativity. The famous formula E = mc² also comes from this time. In 1908 he received his licence to teach at the University of Bern, and in 1909 he moved to the University of Zurich.

Opening hours and prices

According to the museum, the Einsteinhaus is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, last entry at 4.45 pm. The 2026 season lasts until 18 December. From 19 December the house is closed and opens again on 1 February 2027. If you want to go before Christmas, do not wait too long.

Admission: adults CHF 8, students and pensioners CHF 6, young people aged 8 to 15 CHF 5. Children up to 7 go free with their family.

Good to know

The house is a few steps from the Zytglogge. Two figure fountains also stand on the Kramgasse: the Zähringerbrunnen and the Simsonbrunnen. More about Einstein is shown in the Einstein Museum in the Bernisches Historisches Museum.

Sources: Albert Einstein Society, einstein-bern.ch: start page (opening hours, season, prices), “The Einstein House” and “Einstein & Bern”; Bern Welcome, page on the Münsterplattform; Wikipedia, articles Einsteinhaus, Albert Einstein and Hans Albert Einstein. Read on 10 November 2026. The museum's own page always applies.