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
Adotti Simon
Aeschbacher Doris
Allemann-Villabruna Antoinette
Amberg-Daniel Verena
Ammann-Meuli Urs und Anna
Ammann-Meuli Anna
Ammon Adrian und Heidi
Ammon-Balmer Beat und Marlen
Badan François
Balbiani Janine
Balmer Christian
Balmer Beat und Verena
Bartolucci-Paratte Natacha
Bäsler Boris
Baumgart-Gsell Agnès
Beckert Esther
Beeler Esther
Berger Christina
Berger Annina Elisabeth
Bertholet Sébastien
Berwert Pia
Bieri-Glauser Andreas
Bigler Markus
Bigler Gertrud
Birgit Enderle
Biveroni Barbara Anatina
Bosson Solange
Bourquin Martine
Bracco Jean-Réal
Breitenstein Karin
Broekhuizen Sonja
Brugger-Rauber Rita
Brunner Corinne
Brunner-Hagmann Heinz und Brigitta
Buchmann Claudia
Burkart-Blatter Marcel und Jacqueline
Canonica Lucia
Cassina-Passardi Silva
TherAlpinSport GmbH
Cavegn Monika
Ceccarelli Giovanna
Chablais Maud
Charrière Annick
Chevalley Voeltzel Sylvie
Dalfollo Raymonde
Dalla Vecchia Barbara und Christian
Deflorin Maria
Desmeules Francine
Deuchar Gregory
Di Fronzo-Hunkeler Sandra
Dietiker Paul
Donatiello Gabriela
Doninelli Filippo
Dönni Carole
Dübendorfer Barbara
Dunne Danielle
Dürr-Schlüchter Marie-Louise
Dürst Tobias und Patricia
Duruz Pascal et Germaine
Dütsch Richard
Eckert Désirée
Ebersold Grosskopf Ursula und Grosskopf-Ebersold Dieter
Eggen Michèle
Egli Martin
Eichenberger Brigitte
Emmenegger Ulrike
Engel Annagret
Escher Zeller Natalie
Etienne-Haldemann Heidi
Etter Beatrice
Fäh Sylvia
Fahrni Dieter
Fankhauser Brigitte
Faoro Dino
Faoro-Stampfli Marlotte
Felice Carlo und Andrea
Frauchiger Rudolf und Elsbeth
Frei Markus und Maria
Frei Silvia
Frey-Strebel Therese
Freytag Ursula
Fritz Michel Eric
Fuchs Edgar
Fuhrer-Rey Anna
Gadient-Rickli Therese
Gäggeler Ueli
Ganz Barbara
Gatti Angela
Gautschi-Schwery Hans
Gerber-Burr Yvette
Gerber-Burr Erwin
Giger Irma
Giger Kaspar
Giger Nadine
Gilgen Stefan
Givel Fuchs Anne Claire
Gnauck-Waskowski Jan, Tanja und Sara
Goncerut Jérôme
Gosteli Markus
Grass Liselotte
Grauwiler Erika
Greminger Tanja
Grogg Esther
Grosjean Sara
Gross Jean
Gruhl Karl
Grüter Walter
Gysin Kurt
Hafner Rico und Raphaela
Hager Elyne
Hagnauer Edith
Hanchin France
Hanhart Susanne
Haselbach Olivia
Hässig Martin
Hassler Matthias
Hauenstein Barbara
Heiniger Tom, Jeremy und Julien
Heitz Dominik
Hess Adolf
Heusser Ilse
Hilfiker Anja
Hiltbrunner Marianne
Hirschi Jean-Pierre
Hirsiger Maja
Hirsiger Marianne
Hofer Cédric und Elena
Hofer Therese
Hofmann Anja
Hofstetter Ruben und Nelson
Hophan Erich
Hossli-Mauerhofer Stefan
Huber-Scheidegger Eliane
Hunziker Andreas
Hunziker Röby
Ibarra Elisabeth
Ikeda Mirjam
Isenschmid Moana
Jaccoud Blaise
Jacot Yves
Jäger Andreas
Jaquet Virginie
Jorns Natalie
Jost Andrea
Junker Franz
Kälin Sandra
Kanobel Silke
Käser Thomas
Kauz Beatrice
Keller Beatrice
Kempf Martha
Kiener Annette
Kilchenmann Barbara
King Pia
Kobel-Wehinger Bernhard
Koeppel Dominique und René
Kühni Gaby
Kuppelwieser Susanne
Lachat Ursula
Lehmann Janine
Leppin Gerlinde
Leuenberger Bruno
Lipp-Boinay Kurt
Lorenz Ute
Low Barbara Anne
Maetzler Stefania
Maibach Roland
Maire Marc
Marbach Christina
Marchi Cornelia
Märki Doris
Marko Claudia
Mastrantuono Cleopatra
Matzuropoulos Frieda
Mayr Rico
Meier Erwin
Meier Dorothea
Meier Marianne
Meier-Balsiger Susanne
Menzi Sylvia
Messerli Thomas und Yvonne
Metzler Ursula
Meyer Martin
Mocellin Joëlle
Moeri Stefan
Morach Christoph
Morger-Frei René und Rita
Moser Kurt
Mosimann-Stoller Margrit
Müller Nadine
Müller Eva Maria
Müller-Juker Eliane
Müller-Sailer Tabea
Naef Monique
Nussbaumer Cornelia
Odermatt Regula
Odin Franz
Peduzzi Patrik
Perruchoud Marie-Jeanne
Peter-Felber Helene
Peyer Heinz
Philippe Geraldine
Piguet Barbara
Pillonel Roland
Pochon Murielle
Pottinger Yvonne
Probst Daniel und Monika
Probst Claudia
Ramp-Gebhardt Anna und Marc
Ramseier Doris
Rickli Jörg und Brigitte
Rindlisbacher Christine
Rohn Doris
Rost Manuela
Roth Thomas
Roth Anne
Rüegg Heinz
Ruosch Regula
Rusconi Serpa Sandra
Safferling Katja
Santschi Silvan
Schaffer Ursula
Schärer Manuela
Schaub Maria
Scheidegger Beat
Schiesser-Küng Thomas und Daniela
Schmid Christoph Heinrich
Schmid Kaspar Praxedis + Christian
Schneider Jeannine und Bernhard
Schneider Agnes
Schneider-Inäbnit Fritz
Schneiter Erich
Schoch Katrin
Schranz Brigitte
Schürch Dora
Schwarz Thomas
Schweizer Christof
Schwere Alois und Silvia
Sembinelli Pascal
Senn Jean-Claude
Slama Annelise
Staehelin-Hug Dorothee
Stäger Flurina
Stähelin Marianne und Hans Rudolf
Stähli Ruth Hedwig
Stärk Katharina
Staudenmann Silvia
Steiger Ernst
Steiger-Maurer Erik
Stillhart Hans
Strüby Käti
Studer Peter
Summermatter Susanne
Swiss Cancer Services AG
Tanner Brigitte
Tanner-Heiniger Erika
Taylor Sophia
Teuscher Ulrich und Daniela
Thalmann-Bösch Ruth
Thommen Markus
Tschopp-Pletscher Markus
Tüscher Daniela
Vallon Bulliard Jean-Charles
Vauthier Nicole
Vicenzi Ivan e Katie
Vielmi Livia
Voeltzel Luc
Von Ballmoos Priska
Von Kaenel Simone
Vontobel Erwin
Wasem-Rüegsegger Marcel und Sabine
Weingart Karin
Wenger Anna
Wenger Kurt Andreas
Wenger Irina
Wild Hans
Willener Silvia
Winkler Regula
Würsch-Scherer Bruno und Cécile
Wyss Angelika
Wyss Albert
Zbären Ueli und Elisabeth
Zbinden Daniela
Zimmerli Markus und Daniela
Zimmermann Susanne
Zimmermann Glur Christoph und Regula
Zimmermann-Spinnler Marliese
Züger-Kindler Toni
Züst Nadine
Züst-Sieber Angelika
Züst-Sieber Roman
Zweifel Margret und Urs
Thomann Druck AG
Coffee Culture GmbH
LANDI Jungfrau AG
Cherbuin Pierre
Kreis Mirta und Manfred
Meichtry Ursula
Petitpierre Claude
Esja Holding AG
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