Elke Baumann

Elke Baumann (*1931) worked at the National Museum Zurich from 1994 to 2007 and is now a freelance journalist and blogger.

A snapshot of the Swiss National Museum in 1998

Elke Baumann 25.05.2023 While a museum’s job is to showcase the past, that doesn’t mean it can’t evolve. A trip to the Swiss National Museum to mark the centenary 25 years ago was a very different experience than it is today. Join us on a tour of the museum in 1998.

Aerial photograph of the National Museum from the south, taken in 1999