Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Sightseeing Switzerland! Our homes, stables and barns are open for you again.
New special exhibition – "Who wears the trousers?"
The strongest shorts in Switzerland? Compared to other types of wrestling around the world, the answer to this is Swiss wrestling shorts! They are the principal feature and symbol of Swiss wrestling. The new special exhibition at the Swiss Open-Air Museum recounts Swiss wrestling stories from the past and present using these unique shorts, along with a number of different items, including those from the estate of the two-time Swiss wrestling king, Karl Meli from Winterthur.
Support the Swiss Open-Air Museum Ballenberg – Become a patron
As a Ballenberg patron, you will help to both shape the present and secure the future of Switzerland's unique open-air museum. You can become a patron of the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum for as little as CHF 5 per month.
All you need for planning your visit
Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum
Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz
Opening hours
6 April to 29 October 2023
10 am to 5 pm daily
