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Murifeld, Bern — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Freemasons Museum of Switzerland sits in Murifeld, a Bern quarter that also takes in the Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen.
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Where to stay in Murifeld
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Two institutions anchor the quarter. Murifeld holds the Freemasons Museum of Switzerland along with the Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen, but the beds themselves belong to the rest of Bern rather than to these streets. The choice is a practical one.
Anyone coming for the Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen will find a room more easily in central Bern and a short trip back out to Murifeld.
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Murifeld
Murifeld is a Bern quarter of housing, and the Freemasons Museum of Switzerland is the one collection inside it that gives a stay a fixed purpose. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Murifeldguests planning around events at the Culture Arena Bern WittigkofenWittigkofen
Wittigkofen carries the Culture Arena that takes its name, and accommodation on that side of Murifeld is residential rather than commercial. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Wittigkofentrips that want a hotel desk and keep Murifeld for the museum visitBern city centre
The Bern centre concentrates the rooms, leaving the Freemasons Museum of Switzerland and the Culture Arena as reasons to travel out rather than to sleep there.Find hotels in Bern city centreHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Murifeld
What are the main landmarks in Murifeld?
Two names sit on the list. The Freemasons Museum of Switzerland is the quarter's collection, a specialist museum rather than a general one, and it gives Murifeld a subject of its own. The second entry is a venue.
Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen takes its name from the Wittigkofen part of the quarter and stands as the cultural address of Murifeld outside the museum.
What is the history of Murifeld?
The record here is a short one. Murifeld comes into it through two institutions rather than through old fabric: the Freemasons Museum of Switzerland, which keeps a specialist collection, and the Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen, which carries the name of the Wittigkofen ground it stands on. Bern supplies the rest.
The quarter is documented as part of the city, and its two named addresses are what the record carries under the name Murifeld.
Where is Murifeld?
Murifeld is one of the Bern quarters, with Wittigkofen and its Culture Arena among the names attached to it.
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What is the best area to stay in Murifeld?
Murifeld: stays that put the Freemasons Museum of Switzerland within a short walk. Wittigkofen: guests planning around events at the Culture Arena Bern Wittigkofen. Bern city centre: trips that want a hotel desk and keep Murifeld for the museum visit.
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Updated October 2026