About us

The Swiss National Sound Archives is the official depository of audio records in Switzerland. Its mission is the preservation of our country's audio heritage. Founded by law in 1987 as a private Foundation working in close collaboration with the Swiss National Library in Bern,

Our activities

The Swiss National Sound Archives collects, documents and makes available to the general public all the audio carriers that, because of their content, have a link with the history and culture of our country. The collecting activity began in 1986. The documents collected are documented and listed in the FN-Base database and archived in our air-conditioned stores.

Our offer

The Swiss National Sound Archives presents its collections to the general public in various forms. The Catalog allows you to search for any audio carrier, musical piece or recording. The search is made on the entire database. The Subject catalog makes the search on the basis of a specific theme, for example all the audio carriers related to a particular name,

Gallery

The Gallery presents those activities of the Swiss National Sound Archives that provide interested users with more detailed and more in-depth information on specific topics. Specific collections, scientific work and other themes related to the audio carriers, their history or their content are covered under the heading "Presentations".