Swiss Finance Museum
Photo: Own work — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Discover the origins of the economic system and the role of the stock market through interactive multimedia exhibitions at the Swiss Finance Museum in Zurich.
Planning your visit
Switzerland's relationship with finance is central to its national story, and the Swiss Finance Museum — opened in 2017 by the SIX group, which operates the Swiss stock exchange — explains how the system works and how it came to be.
The exhibition covers the origins of money and credit, the development of stock exchanges, bonds, shares and derivatives, payment systems, and the specific Swiss history: the private banks of Geneva and Basel, the growth of Zurich, and banking secrecy and its erosion under international pressure over the past two decades.
Historical securities form a substantial collection, many of them beautifully engraved, and multimedia stations explain the instruments.
The framing is institutional, so treatment of the more contested episodes is measured.
It sits in Zurich's Selnau district, near the exchange. Allow ninety minutes. The main booking is an admission ticket. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Swiss Finance Museum?
Swiss Finance Museum is in Zurich, Switzerland. The map on this page marks its exact location.
How long should I allow for Swiss Finance Museum?
Allow ninety minutes. That is the time the collection itself takes at an unhurried pace, before any queue.
Do I need to book Swiss Finance Museum in advance?
Tickets can be bought on the door at quiet times, but booking ahead fixes the date and avoids the queue at busy ones. Live availability is shown on this page.
