Musnatcoll Bern (June 6 and 7, 2024)

From 9 a.m.: Registration, coffee and croissants

10 a.m.: Opening of the conference by Christoph Beer, Director NMBE. Welcome: Bruno Wild, President of the Burgergemeinde Bern

10.15 a.m.: Presentation of NMBE

10.30 a.m.: Presentation of the Museumsquartier Bern(www.mqb.ch) by Beat Hächler, Director of the Swiss Alpine Museum

10.45 am: Thematic block: Effective knowledge transfer - from serious to subversive to scandalous

12 noon: Stand-up lunch in the museum

2 p.m.: Annual meeting of the Association of Natural Science Museums and Collections in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

3.30 p.m.: Coffee break

4 p.m.: Theme block: Curation of wet collections - best practices

6 p.m.: Cultural Intermezzo Nothing or "Nothing"

Take advantage of this one-hour intermezzo to see "Nothing" in the Museumsquartier: You can visit the special exhibition of the same name at our direct neighbor, the Museum of Communication - also a Museumsquartier Bern institution. If you are in the mood for more "nothing", you can do (almost) nothing in the Museumsquartier garden: The infrastructure of the covered club kitchen and, if the weather is fine, pétangue sets are available for you. You can get free aperitif drinks at the pop-up bar in the Quartiersgarten.

7.30 p.m.: Dinner

From 8.30 a.m.: Arrival, coffee and croissants

9 a.m.: Opening and welcome

9.15 am: Thematic block: The courage to participate - participation in natural history museums

10.30 a.m.: Coffee break

11 am: Guided tours of NMBE collections and exhibitions

12.30 p.m.: Stand-up lunch in the museum

1.30 p.m.: Thematic block: Collection-based research in the age of "omics"

3 p.m.: Coffee break

3.30 p.m.: News from the institutions

4 p.m.: End of the conference

Melon trilogy with Emmental raw ham and mint

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Veal piccata with a creamy lemon risotto, served with market-fresh broccoli and balsamic jus sauce

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Summer love symphony: exquisite dessert specialties from the in-house pâtisserie

Melon trilogy with marinated tofu and mint

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Stuffed eggplant with quinoa and mint,
caramelized lemon, served with fine noodles

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Summer love symphony: exquisite dessert specialties from the in-house pâtisserie

1dl white wine or 1 beer/soda
1 dl red wine
1 coffee or tea
Mineral water sparkling/non-sparkling