![The bed is our most important piece of furniture. Sketch of a sleeping alpine herdsman by Ludwig Georg Vogel, 19th century.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/titel-bett-300x225.jpg)
Bed Stories
We spend around a third of our lives in bed. It’s the item of furniture we use most often, and it has a past and a history of its own.
![Ornate marriage bed dating from 1767.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/bettgeschichten-300x211.jpg)
The bed as a source of warmth
View in the exhibition Bed stories. Youtube / Swiss National Museum
Bed stories
We spend a third of our lives in bed. It’s the item of furniture we use most often, and it has a past and a history of its own. A stroll through the bedrooms of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries not only shows how beds and nightwear have changed, but also gives an insight into how people lived together as a society.