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Museum of Communication

museum in city of Bern, Switzerland
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Summary

Museum of Communication is a postal museum[1]. It draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (postal_museum category, ranking #8 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Museum of Communication received the Council of Europe Museum Prize[3].
  • Museum of Communication was a member of Memoriav[4].
  • Museum of Communication was a member of association of museums in the canton of Bern[5].
  • Museum of Communication was a member of Bern Museums[6].
  • Museum of Communication was a member of Swiss Poster Collections (SPC)[7].
  • Museum of Communication was a member of International Association of Transport and Communications Museums[8].
  • Museum of Communication is located in Bern[9].
  • Museum of Communication is in the country of Switzerland[10].
  • Museum of Communication's instance of is recorded as postal museum[11].
  • Museum of Communication's instance of is recorded as technology museum[12].
  • Museum of Communication's instance of is recorded as memory institution[13].
  • Museum of Communication's instance of is recorded as museum building[14].
  • The location of Museum of Communication was Kirchenfeld[15].
  • Museum of Communication's postal code is recorded as 3005[16].
  • Museum of Communication is part of list of cultural properties in Bern / Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde - South[17].
  • Museum of Communication is part of Swiss Foundation for the History of Post and Telecommunications[18].
  • Museum of Communication is part of Category:Museums in Bern[19].
  • Museum of Communication's Commons category is recorded as Museum für Kommunikation Bern[20].
  • Museum of Communication comprises Collection of the Museum of Communication[21].
  • 1907 marks the founding of Museum of Communication[22].
  • Museum of Communication's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.94186, 'lon': 7.45004}[23].
  • Museum of Communication's official website is recorded as https://www.mfk.ch[24].
  • Museum of Communication's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+115664'}[25].
  • Museum of Communication's described by source is recorded as Memobase[26].
  • Museum of Communication's heritage designation is recorded as class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance[27].

Body

Founding

1907 marks the founding of Museum of Communication[22].

Identity

Museum of Communication's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Museum für Kommunikation'}[28]. Part of include list of cultural properties in Bern / Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde - South[17], Swiss Foundation for the History of Post and Telecommunications[18], and Category:Museums in Bern[19]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'mfk'}[29].

Recognition

Museum of Communication received the Council of Europe Museum Prize[3].

Why It Matters

Museum of Communication draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (postal_museum category, ranking #8 of 8).[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Museum of Communication receive?

Honors received include Council of Europe Museum Prize[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of Regional Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of Regional Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . mfk.ch. Retrieved . mfk.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . memoriav.ch. Retrieved . memoriav.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . mmbe.ch. Retrieved . mmbe.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . museen-bern.ch. Retrieved . museen-bern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . schweizerplakatsammlungen.ch. schweizerplakatsammlungen.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . museums.ch. Retrieved . museums.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . mfk.ch. Retrieved . mfk.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . memobase.ch. Retrieved . memobase.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of Regional Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . museen-bern.ch. Retrieved . museen-bern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . memoriav.ch. Retrieved . memoriav.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Museum für Kommunikation Bern
    Image → Museums für Kommunikation Eingang IMG 9742.jpg, Museum für Kommunikation DSC04993.jpg
    Different from → Collection of the Museum of Communication
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bern
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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