You can sponsor a Ballenberg farm animal for as little as CHF 10 per month. Your personal contribution to keeping the open-air museum alive for adults and children alike.
The farm animals at Ballenberg aren’t stuffed trophies or lifeless skeletons – quite the opposite! They crow, bleat, jump around or even leave behind the odd cowpat, complete with authentic aroma. They all bring life into the museum, are a testament to the diversity of rural culture and help people understand why it’s so important to have a wide range of species and breeds.
Farm animals have long been part of day-to-day life in rural Switzerland, be it as livestock or as working animals.
Ballenberg is also home to at-risk breeds that are particularly worthy of protection, from the Capra Grigia (grey mountain goat) to Évolène cattle, to name just two.
The museum is home to more than 200 farm animals during the season, which runs from mid-April to the end of October. The animals need food and care so they can welcome visitors to the museum happily and healthily day in, day out, and give them a living insight into the species that play a role in farm life.
As a thank-you from us, you will receive:
Sponsor a Ballenberg farm animal for as little as CHF 10 a month: your personal contribution to keeping the open-air museum alive for adults and children alike.
Sponsorships go towards the upkeep of the museum’s farm animals and cover roughly the annual maintenance costs of the animals listed. Sponsorship is not tied to one individual animal.
Choose which Ballenberg farm animal you’d like to support. Once your sponsorship registration has been received, we’ll send you all your other documents by post.
Abele Stefan
Ammon-Balmer Beat und Marlen
Balbiani Janine
Balmer Christian
Barth Armin P.
Bärtschi Hansruedi
Bernhard Andreas
Biveroni Barbara Anatina
Braunwalder Iris
Brönnimann Rosemarie
Brugger-Rauber Rita
Brunner-Hagmann Heinz und Brigitta
Casutt / Reiber Marianne und Carolina, TherAlpinSport GmbH
Cavegn Monika
Chablais Maud
Charrière Annick
Chevalley Voeltzel Sylvie
Corminboeuf Ruth
Däster Johanna
Deuchar Gregory
Dietiker Paul
Donatiello Gabriela
Dunne Danielle
Duruz Pascal et Germaine
Eichenberger Brigitte
Enderle Birgit
Etienne-Haldemann Heidi
Etter Beatrice
Faldarini Rene
Fankhauser Brigitte
Faoro Dino
Faoro-Stampfli Marlotte
Felice Carlo und Andrea
Frank Horst
Frauchiger Elsbeth
Frauchiger Rudolf
Frey-Strebel Therese
Fritz Michel Eric
Gäggeler Ueli
Gatti Angela
Giess Monika
Giger Irma
Giger Kaspar
Gilgen Stefan
Goncerut Jérôme
Gonzenbach Charlotte
Gosteli Markus
Grauwiler Erika
Grossmann Markus
Grüter Walter
Hager Elyne
Hauenstein Barbara
Henner Hanni und Heinz
Isenschmid Marco
Jaccoud Blaise
Jordi Urs
Jost Andrea
Kempf Martha
Keser Elisabeth
Kiener Annette
Kilchenmann Barbara
Kleindienst Muntwyler Sigrid
Koeppel Dominique und René
Kuppelwieser Susanne
Leu-Sommer Ruth
Liechti Corinne
Lottaz Jasmine
Maibach Roland
Maire Marc
Marbach Esther
Masanti Monica
Meier Erwin
Meier-Balsiger Susanne
Messerli Thomas und Yvonne
Messerli Bernhard
Metzler Ursula
Meyer Martin
Morach Christoph
Moser Kurt
Naef Monique
Neumann Klaus
Nussbaumer Cornelia
Odermatt Regula
Odin Franz
Peduzzi Patrik
Peyer Heinz
Pfäffli Judith
Pillonel Roland
Rapold-Putscher Verena
Richard Kathrin
Rindlisbacher Christine
Ruch-Moosmann Max
Rüdin Otto
Scheidegger Vella Gatt Gabriela
Schiesser-Küng Thomas und Daniela
Schmid Eva
Schmid Kaspar Praxedis + Christian
Schmid-Wey Margrith
Schneider Agnes
Schoch Katrin
Schwitter Pascal
Semela Thomas und Monika
Spering Susanne
Staehelin-Hug Dorothee
Stähelin Marianne und Hans Rudolf
Stähli Ruth Hedwig
Stalder Christiane
Stärk Katharina
Staudenmann Silvia
Studer Peter
Tüscher Daniela
Voeltzel Luc
Von Kaenel Simone
Werfeli Lisa
Willener Silvia
Winkler Regula
Würsch-Scherer Bruno und Cecile
Wyss Corina
Ziller Christine
Zimmerli Markus und Daniela
Zimmermann-Spinnler Marliese
Züst Nadine
Zweifel Margret und Urs
Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum
Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz
Opening hours
11 April to 27 October 2024
10 am to 5 pm daily