Exploring with the digital museum guide

You will find QR codes at various points around the grounds. They are located on the information boards of the 110 buildings, as well as at tour and scavenger hunt stopping points throughout the Open-Air Museum. You can scan these QR codes directly via the digital museum guide by clicking the red button in the bottom right-hand corner of your smartphone screen. When scanning for the first time, you will be asked to allow the museum guide to access your camera. Nothing will be saved and none of your device settings will be changed.

After scanning a QR code, you will automatically be directed to the right place in the digital museum guide.

The digital museum guide is designed to accompany you during your visit to the Open-Air Museum, taking you to fascinating locations where there is lots to discover. We have put together various museum tours. These include themed tours, tours of varying lengths and playful scavenger hunts, where you can learn more about everyday life in bygone times and test your knowledge. Refresh your architectural knowledge, take a detour into the world of Swiss fairy tales and legends during your visit to the Swiss Open-Air Museum or follow our Ballenberg “À la carte” route for people with walking difficulties. Take a look at the Tours overview page – they are constantly being expanded and adapted.

Do you have a specific question about a Ballenberg building or our exhibits? Would you like to know how we work? Or would you like to learn more about our farm animals? During the season, the Swiss Open-Air Museum employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in the museum grounds as building and zone supervisors, as guides or on our farms. Speak to our staff! They have extensive knowledge of all Ballenberg-related topics and will certainly have one or two anecdotes to tell about their everyday work.