Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Experience true Swissness. Our homes, stables and barns are in hibernation. We will once again be open every day from 9 April 2026.

Who are the women who shape our agriculture and food supply – often away from the public eye? The new special exhibition ‘Women in agriculture: yesterday – today – tomorrow’ shows the female perspective on agriculture, everyday life and the work of female farmers. It looks both to the past and to the future – inspiring, touching and thought-provoking.

In December 2025, the stove-fitter rebuilt the historic tiled stove from 1916 in the classroom and installed a fireproof wall behind it. The construction site then went into hibernation for the winter. So instead of reporting on construction progress in this blog post, we’re taking another short journey back in time to around 1830.