Alpines Museum der Schweiz

Name

Alpines Museum der Schweiz

Legal name

Alpines Museum der Schweiz

Website

https://alpinesmuseum.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Museums (e.g., Maritime, Aviation, Sports, Music, Film) (THAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Natural History Museums (THAJADAC), Art Museums (THAJADAA)

Keywords

• Cultural museum services
• Alpine exhibitions
• Museum venue rental
• Swiss heritage exhibitions
• Cultural education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission: Visitors pay admission fees to access the museum's exhibitions including Grönland, Souvenir, and Der Sonntagsausflug.
2. Restaurant las alps: The museum operates an on-site restaurant serving daily menus, with lunch offerings Monday through Sunday. The restaurant is open to both museum visitors and the general public, serving as both a museum amenity and neighborhood restaurant.
3. Museum Shop: The museum operates a retail shop selling souvenirs and merchandise.
4. Private Supporters (Gönner:innen): The museum solicits private financial support through a membership/supporter program. Donors become 'Gönner:in' (patrons) to support the museum's projects.
5. Space Rental: The museum offers rooms for rent, likely to individuals or organizations seeking event venues. Part of the Museumsquartier Bern complex.
6. Group Tours and Events: The museum offers guided tours, restaurant reservations, and room rentals for groups, creating event-based revenue from organized visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ALPS is a Swiss cultural museum in Bern dedicated to exhibitions about mountains and society. It operates a physical museum with rotating and permanent exhibitions on Alpine themes, an on-site restaurant (Restaurant las alps), a museum shop, venue rental spaces, and a podcast. The museum also serves as a professional exchange platform connecting experts from science, culture, politics, NGOs, and business on topics such as environment, spatial development, tourism, and mountaineering.

Product overview

Alpines Museum der Schweiz (ALPS) is a single unified cultural institution rather than a technology platform. The museum offers exhibitions on mountain culture and society (currently featuring Grönland, Souvenir, and Der Sonntagsausflug), complemented by dining at Restaurant las alps, a museum shop, space rentals, and a podcast. The museum also serves as a professional exchange platform connecting experts from science, culture, politics, NGOs, and business. It's part of the Museumsquartier Bern cultural district.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grönland – Alles wird anders (Exhibition) An exhibition exploring Greenland's rapid transformation including melting ice, booming tourism, new airports, and global investors seeking mineral resources. Features a film installation with original Greenland soundtrack. For visitors interested in Alpine and Arctic cultural and environmental themes.
• Souvenir – Selfies, Kitsch und Gipfelsteine (Exhibition) An exhibition examining souvenirs collected by travelers throughout history, exploring what these items reveal about us personally and culturally. For visitors interested in cultural history and material culture.
• Der Sonntagsausflug – Im Rückspiegel von Amateurfilmen (Exhibition) An exhibition showcasing amateur film footage of Sunday excursions and mountain passes from the 1920s to 1980s. For visitors interested in Swiss cultural history and amateur film heritage.
• Restaurant las alps A restaurant and neighborhood eatery (Quartierbeiz) within the museum offering two to three daily lunch menus, available for both lunch and evening group bookings. Open Monday through Sunday with varying hours.
• Raummiete (Space Rental) Rental of museum spaces for events, gatherings, corporate events, and private celebrations. Available to individuals and organizations seeking event venues.
• Museum Shop On-site museum shop offering souvenirs and museum-related merchandise to visitors at the museum location.
• Professional Exchange Platform (Austausch) A platform for professional exchange among experts from science, culture, politics, NGOs, and business on topics including environment, spatial development, tourism, and mountaineering. Includes conference hosting, partnerships, and event venue services.
• Group Tours and Events Guided tours, restaurant reservations, and room rentals for organized groups visiting the museum, including corporate teams, private celebrations, and school groups.
• Gönner:innen (Patron/Membership Program) A private support and membership program where donors become Gönner:in (patrons) to support the museum's projects and operations through recurring financial contributions.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Museumsquartier BerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALPS is an integral part of the Museumsquartier Bern, a cultural complex bringing together culture, history, science, art, and innovation. This partnership provides mutual visitor traffic and collaborative programming within the Bern museum district.
• Museen BernminorGTM or Marketing PartnerALPS participates in joint initiatives with other Bern museums, including the 'Gratis Samstage im August' (Free Saturdays in August) promotional event. This partnership drives visitor attendance through collaborative marketing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kunstmuseum Bern: Bern's primary fine arts museum and a peer cultural institution in the city. Comparable as a same-city museum offering rotating exhibitions, educational programs, and event venue services to overlapping audiences.
• Musée Dauphinois: French regional museum in Grenoble dedicated to Alpine culture and heritage. Directly comparable as a thematic peer focused on mountain society, regional identity, and ethnographic Alpine content.
• Zentrum Paul Klee: A major Bern cultural institution adjacent to the Museumsquartier focused on art and exhibitions. Comparable in operating model — exhibitions, venue rental, restaurant, and shop — and shares the same visitor ecosystem.
• Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum: Innsbruck's regional museum covering Alpine cultural and natural history. Comparable as an Alpine-themed cultural institution combining ethnographic, artistic, and natural history collections under one roof.
• Naturhistorisches Museum Bern: Bern's natural history museum and fellow Museumsquartier Bern member. Comparable as a same-complex cultural institution with rotating exhibitions, educational programming, and family audiences.
• Bernisches Historisches Museum: Bern's historical museum and a co-anchor of the Museumsquartier Bern cultural complex alongside ALPS. Directly comparable as a same-city cultural institution serving overlapping visitor segments with curated exhibitions and event programming.
• Messner Mountain Museum: Italy's network of mountain-themed museums founded by Reinhold Messner. The closest thematic peer to ALPS — both curate mountaineering, Alpine culture, and mountain-society content for cultural tourism audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Museum: One of the world's largest science and technology museums in Munich. Comparable as a major European cultural institution with diverse revenue streams (admissions, restaurant, shop, venue rental) and broad educational programming.
• Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum: Switzerland's national history museum, the largest cultural institution in the country. Comparable as a national-scale Swiss museum with multi-site operations, rotating exhibitions, and event programming — overlaps with ALPS on Swiss heritage audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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