The Foundation

Foundation Thun Castle

The Foundation Castle Museum was founded in 1994 by the Association Castle Museum Thun, the Canton of Berne and the Council of Thun with a foundation capital of CHF 325,000. In the following years, the capital was increased by 500,000 through private donations. The foundation gave itself a new name “Thun Castle – The Castle Museum” in September 2013.

Foundation Council:

Francine Giese, Co-President, Thun
Simon Schweizer, Co-President, Münsingen
Roger Hunziker, Treasurer, Steffisburg
Daniel Bähler, President Association of Friends, Thun
Marianne Flubacher, Representative City Administration Thun, Bern
Georges Bindschedler, Muri b. Bern
Bernhard Schmocker, Höfen b. Thun
Beatrice Winter, Thun

The aim of the foundation is to keep Thun Castle open to interested members of the public. Furthermore, to organise and carry out events, to maintain, and to develop the museum located in the castle in a manner of general interest. This so that the variety and the web of relationships of the regional and urban history as for the history of the castle are depicted and introduced.

Article 2, deed of foundation, 1/12/1993, modified by the resolution of the Foundation Council in September 2013.