Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Sightseeing Switzerland! Our homes, stables and barns are open for you daily.

After being meticulously taken apart brick by brick, the schoolhouse is now being reconstructed just as it was in the past. The bricks, which were separated and marked when the building was dismantled to indicate which storey they were from and which direction they were facing, are taken from where they were being stored outside the museum to the construction site, where they are sorted. Thanks to the detailed plans prepared beforehand, the particularly prominent bricks can be returned to their original position. The whole thing resembles a giant jigsaw puzzle in which the masonry is being carefully reassembled.

Grabbing the back of your opponent’s shorts is what Swiss wrestling is all about. How much can these shorts withstand? Why don’t they rip when they’re yanked upwards? And who are the people involved prior to the shorts being donned at a Swiss wrestling competition? The special exhibition "Who wears the trousers? Schwingen – the Swiss wrestling tradition" is all about the strongest shorts in Switzerland. The special exhibition is open daily and included in the admission price.