Opening hours and entrance fees
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ANYONE AGED 16 AND OVER WISHING TO ENTER THE ALIMENTARIUM BUILDING MUST PRESENT A VALID COVID CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO ID.
For health and safety reasons, our exhibition can welcome a maximum of 100 visitors at a time. This means that 100 tickets become available every hour. If your payment is on hold, please try again later. Spaces often free up!
Closed on Mondays, except public holidays
From Tuesday to Friday, the Museum opens at 9:00 for groups with a pre-booked guided tour.
Our Restaurant is open to the public Tuesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 13:30.
Light refreshments are available throughout the day in our Café or from our Kiosk on the outdoor Terrasse.
Year-end opening hours
The Alimentarium will be open over the festive season! Special opening hours from 10:00 to 15:00 on 24, 25 and 31 December 2021, as well as on 1 January 2022.
If you have purchased your ticket(s) online, you do not need to check in at the Welcome Desk. You can go straight to the exhibition.
Reduced entrance fees: Visitors are requested to show all membership cards and discount vouchers (Montreux Riviera Card, Swiss Museum Pass, Swiss Museums Association AMS/VMS card, ICOM, Raiffeisen etc) at the Museum Welcome Desk.
Average time required to visit the exhibition: 1 h to 1 h 30 min.
New: Enhance your visit of our permanent exhibition!
Audio guides of our permanent exhibition are now available at the Museum Welcome Desk.
Price: CHF 5.00 / audio guide
All prices are in Swiss francs (CHF)