The Archive and Museum of Siemens’ Regional Company in Switzerland are assigned to the SiemensForum in Zürich. In 1995, we began systematically expanding the existing collections. They now include a large number of displays, records and documents illustrating the history of Siemens in Switzerland. A main focus is the Zürich-Albisrieden location. The Museum holdings have also been mined to provide exhibits for the historical section of the Inforama, the permanent exhibition of Siemens in Switzerland.
As an internal service provider, the employees of the Museum-Archive team are responsible for providing information about the company’s history.
The collections of the Zürich SiemensForums consist primarily of exhibits, records and documents from the Zürich-Albisrieden location. The company has undergone a number of name changes at this location. The contents of the archives focus primarily on:
The archives also contain documents and exhibits relating to Siemens’ early activities in Switzerland and to the general history of Siemens’ divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates in the country.
The collections currently comprise some 1,000 historical exhibits, which are supplemented by roughly 70 shelf meters of records and documents, 50,000 historical pictures and about 1,000 films.
The historical archives of Siemens AG Austria are responsible for documenting and storing information about the development and history of one of the largest industrial companies in Austria. Information and documents recording the development of the firm from a simple branch (founded in 1879) to one of the most successful Regional Companies are evaluated, collected and classified.
The Siemens Archives Vienna primarily contain information about the activities of Siemens in Austria, which involves the following:
The files and documents stored on 800 meters of shelving include business correspondence, minutes of Managing Board meetings, personnel documentation, balance sheets, price lists, brochures, printed publications, contracts, drawings and plans etc.
The collection also includes around 100,000 photos, an equal number of negatives, 1,500 glass negatives, 2,500 films and videos and around 200 audio tapes. The exhibition collection consists of around 1,800 Siemens products.
Dr. Astrid Tönnies
Siemens Schweiz AG
Freilagerstrasse 40
CH-8047 Zürich
Tel. +41 (585) 583 - 213
Fax +41 (585) 585 - 418