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28/09/2023
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Daily schedule 28.09.23

Hands-on activityBuilding no.Time
All yours – create Ballenberg new36110.15 - 16.30
Bring on the water!49110.15 - 16.30
Children's games35210.15 - 16.30
Covering a tiled roof14110.15 - 16.30
Enchanted Forest71110.15 - 16.30
Hands-on house22110.15 - 16.30
Planing and woodwork102110.15 - 16.30
Playing field33110.15 - 16.30
Woodland playground31110.15 - 16.30
Handicraft demonstrationBuilding no.Time
Baking bread33310.15 - 12.00
Baking Breitenried51310.15 - 14.00
Bobbinlace making 11110.15 - 16.30
Embroidery61110.15 - 16.30
Engraving and stamping103110.15 - 16.30
Plucking and carding wool 75110.15 - 16.30
Pottery105110.15 - 16.30
Rope making106110.15 - 16.30
Smoking32110.15 - 16.30
Weaving35110.15 - 16.30
Making cheese136111.00 - 12.30
Bone Mill69213.00 - 13.15
Sawing69113.15 - 15.45
Bone Mill69216.00 - 16.15

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Mutz- und Schurz Magnetspiel im Ballenberg

All yours – create Ballenberg new

Hands-on activity

Younger visitors can have a go at rearranging the Swiss Open-Air Museum – thanks to the magnetic pieces!

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Das Handwerk Brotbacken wir im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg im Detail gezeigt.

Baking bread

Handicraft demonstration

In olden days baking your own bread was of great importance in order to put food on the table. Farmers’ wives would bake their bread in the oven houses, which were often owned by the local community. In the baking room of the Stöckli from Detligen/Radelfingen BE (333) the Museum’s bakers fire up the wood-burning oven every day in the early morning.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 12.00
An einigen Tagen wird im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg gebacken. Dabei entstehen köstliche Apfelkuchen, Flammkuchen und vieles mehr. Die Gäste dürfen von den Leckereien kosten.

Baking Breitenried

Handicraft demonstration

On some days, baking takes place at the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum. Delicious apple pies, tarte flambée, and much more are made. Guests are allowed to taste the delicacies.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 14.00
Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg wird regelmässig das Handwerk Klöppeln gezeigt.

Bobbinlace making

Handicraft demonstration

Bobbinlace making is like weaving but with threads which are wound around spools of a type called bobbins. The threads are crossed over each other.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Die Mitmachaktivität «Wasser marsch!» begeistert Gross und Klein im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Bring on the water!

Hands-on activity

There’s a fire! At the ‘Brandboden’ our younger guests can pretend they’re in the fire brigade! When the bucket is filled with water, the hand sprayer is used. Using all their strength they have to pump enough water to put out the fire. When the bell rings, you’ve beaten the fire.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg können Kinderspiele ausprobiert werden.

Children's games

Hands-on activity

Here (352), our youngest guests have the chance to get to know the games their ancestors played. They can walk on stilts, ride a hobbyhorse or skilfully twirl the hula-hoop. These and many more activities can be enjoyed and sometimes even our adult visitors participate in games which bring back childhood memories.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg gibt es Stationen zum Mitmachen und Ausprobieren. So auch hier: Versuchen Sie sich beim Ziegeldachdecken.

Covering a tiled roof

Hands-on activity

The individual roof tiles are heavy, but they keep out the rain for many years. Have a go yourself and help re-roof our houses.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Im Freilichtmuseum wird regelmässig das Handwerk Sticken gezeigt.

Embroidery

Handicraft demonstration

There are countless types of embroidery – cross stitch, kilim, silk embroidery, Schwalm embroidery, to name but a few - and this technique for working on textiles is known throughout the world. The principle is always the same: a backing material is decorated by means of drawing through or sewing on threads.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Kinder entdecken den Zauberwald im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Enchanted Forest

Hands-on activity

An elf and his helpers meet at the edge of the woods. They are the principle figures in the exhibition "Enchanted Forest" and lead the children from one theme to another.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Besuchen Sie den Kurs Ziselieren – Appenzeller Kunsthandwerk im Kurszentrum Ballenberg.

Engraving and stamping

Handicraft demonstration

Various different tools – gravers, chisels, hammers and all kinds of punches – are used to shape and decorate the surface of metal. In Alpine saddlery, leather items are trimmed with decorative metal fittings to be worn by farmers and Alpine dairymen and their livestock.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Auf dem Ballenberg im Haus zum Berühren können Kinder viel anfassen und ausprobieren.

Hands-on house

Hands-on activity

You can touch the exhibits here – and join in fun, hands-on activities too. Depending on the day, experts will help you learn how to weave straw, do woodwork or even print bags.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Hobeln und Werken, eine Mitmachaktivität im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg

Planing and woodwork

Hands-on activity

The hobby workshop in the Dwelling from Matten, Berne (1021) invites you to do-it-yourself.

The hand plane is used to work on wooden surfaces, joints and edges. You can try this tool at the workbench and take your piece of wood with you. On the second table there are materials that have been found, are off-cuts or collected for recycling which are ready to be used for handicrafts. Find ideas on site in the sketch book. You can also record your project in the book for other visitors.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Das Familienfestival für Gross und Klein im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Playing field

Hands-on activity

It’s playtime! Here, you and your friends can put your skills to the test with games involving materials we usually use for other things. How about a game of Snap, bottle fishing or horseshoe throwing? Or perhaps you’d like to invent a game of your own? The playing field is the perfect place to have fun!

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Erlebe an den Schur- und Wolltagen im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg, wie Fachleute Wolle karden, waschen, färben, spinnen, weben und verfilzen.

Plucking and carding wool

Handicraft demonstration

Watch how wool is plucked and carded in the dwelling from Schwyz, Schwyz (751).

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Handwerk Töpfern im Kleinbauernhaus mit Töpferei aus Unterseen BE (1051) im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Pottery

Handicraft demonstration

In the Small Farmhouse from Unterseen BE (1051) there is a small pottery workshop, just like the ones found in villages in the old days, when pottery was made by hand in small family enterprises. All the various stages of production are to be seen at Ballenberg, from the turning on the wheel, to the pre-firing (bisque firing), to the glaze firing, to the engobe decoration. The potteryware can be purchased directly in the pottery workshop.

Lernen Sie im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg das Handwerk Seilen kennen.

Rope making

Handicraft demonstration

The Rope Walk from Unterägeri ZG (1061) in the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum is an impressive building. The 52-metre-long shed is all that remains of the original building which was twice as long. Inside this “tube” the Ballenberg ropemakers demonstrate one day a week how they go about their craft.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Handwerk Räuchern im Bauernhaus aus Madiswil BE (321) im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Smoking

Handicraft demonstration

In the dark kitchen of the farmhouse from Madiswil BE (321) farmers’ wives prepared the daily food. They stood in the smoke for many hours at the low stove - an everyday life that is hard to imagine. The smoke from the hearth fire served to preserve sausages, bacon and other pieces of meat. These days sausages hang from the ceiling in smoke - you can purchase these ‘homemade’ sausages in the Ballenberg shop.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg wird regelmässig das Handwerk Weben gezeigt.

Weaving

Handicraft demonstration

The women weavers in the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum regularly sit at the 200-year-old loom in the weaving cellar, letting the shuttles glide across the warp. In the weaving cellar it is possible to purchase handwoven products such as the legendary “Znüni”, bread bags with the Haslital pattern, or towels and linen Kirschstein bags.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg gibt es einen Waldspielplatz mit Siebenschläferbau.

Woodland playground

Hands-on activity

From listening to testing your balance, from building sandcastles to hide-and-seek – the playground at the “Alter Bären” Restaurant (311) on the edge of the forest is a fun place for children of all ages.

28.09.2023
10.15 - 16.30
Erleben Sie wie frischer Käse im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg hergestellt wird.

Making cheese

Handicraft demonstration

The cheese dairy in Ballenberg functions on an almost daily basis. In House 1361, the Alpine Cheese Dairy from Kandersteg BE, visitors can not only look at the various bits of apparatus needed for cheesemaking but also follow the process itself as it happens.

28.09.2023
11.00 - 12.30
Die Knochenstampfe aus Knonau ZH im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg ist regelmässig in Betrieb.

Bone Mill

Handicraft demonstration

A waterwheel turns a wooden shaft from the Bone mill from Knonau, Zurich (692), the cam boom. Eight wooden cam pegs lift rams up and let them drop down again under their own weight. The blows following one another in mere seconds crush the boiled bones until the catchment trough contains nothing but meal.

28.09.2023
13.00 - 13.15

Im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg wird regelmässig das Handwerk Sägen gezeigt.

Sawing

Handicraft demonstration

The loud puffing and wheezing in the Sawmill from Rafz ZH (691) can be heard from a long way off. The regular rhythmic noise of the machine is an almost daily feature at the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum when the sawyers start it up and begin sawing wood the old way. The drive mechanism is a showpiece in itself. The power is delivered by an overshot water wheel. The water shoots out of the channel from above, falls on to the wheel blades and sets the wheel in motion. The drive power is transmitted to the frame saw in several stages by means of giant cog wheels and transmission belts.

28.09.2023
13.15 - 15.45
Die Knochenstampfe aus Knonau ZH im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg ist regelmässig in Betrieb.

Bone Mill

Handicraft demonstration

A waterwheel turns a wooden shaft from the Bone mill from Knonau, Zurich (692), the cam boom. Eight wooden cam pegs lift rams up and let them drop down again under their own weight. The blows following one another in mere seconds crush the boiled bones until the catchment trough contains nothing but meal.

28.09.2023
16.00 - 16.15

Gastronomy

Legen Sie im Wirtshaus Bären im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg eine genussvolle Pause ein.

"Alter Bären" Restaurant

open daily, 9 am to 6 pm
Bernese Midlands, House-Nr. 311
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Legen Sie im Gastahus Degen im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg eine genussvolle Pause ein.

"Degen" Restaurant

open daily, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Central Switzerland, House-Nr. 731
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In our daily schedule we constantly publish the activities for the season. The plan is updated monthly, so please check back from time to time.

Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum

Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz

+41 33 952 10 30
info@ballenberg.ch

Opening hours

6 April to 29 October 2023
10 am to 5 pm daily

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