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Opening hours

11 April to 27 October 2024
10 am to 5 pm daily

Tip: Although the houses are only accessible from 10 am, the ticket offices are already open from 9 am.

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The granary from Ostermundigen, Berne (332) in the Open Air Museum Ballenberg. In the background you can see the Oltschibach.

Administration

30 October to 10 April 2024
8.30 am to 11.30 pm

1.30 am to 4.30 pm

+41 33 952 10 30
info@ballenberg.ch

The tilery from Péry, Berne (141) in the Open-Air Museum Ballenberg.

11 April to 27 October 2024Gastronomy

Restaurant "Alter Bären"
9 am to 6 pm daily
Also open from Good Friday to Easter Monday from 10.00 - 18.00.

Restaurant "Degen"
9 am to 5.30 pm daily

Circus Trailer Snack
9 am to 5.30 pm daily

Restaurant "Wilerhorn"
Please ask at the cash desk for the opening hours

Osteria Novazzano
Please ask at the cash desk for the opening hours

Take an enjoyable break in the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum at the Ballenberg inns. In the Balm part of the museum, the restaurant Degen invites you to feast and linger.

11 April to 27 October 2024Partners

Märithüsli West
9.30 am to 6 pm daily

«Home-made» Shop
9.30 am to 5.30 pm daily

Märithüsli East
9.30 am to 6 pm daily

Ballenberg Pharmacists’ Shop
10 am to 5 pm daily

Horse-drawn carriages
10 am to 5 pm daily

The Shop "Hausgemachtes" sells sausages, cheese, bread and many other delicacies at the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum.

Opening hours 2025Season 2025

10 April to 26 October 2025
10 am to 5 pm daily

Das Wohnhaus aus Brienz BE (1031) im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

Course centre Ballenberg

The Ballenberg Course Centre is open all year round and offers over 100 craft courses. The course centre encourages skill, inventiveness and imagination. Young people, adult amateurs, semi-professionals and professionals have the opportunity to try out, learn and develop traditional crafts.

A course overview and further information can be found on the website of the Ballenberg Course Centre.

To the Ballenberg Course Centre
In the smithy from Bümpliz, Berne (1052) the craft of blacksmithing is shown.

Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum

Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz

+41 33 952 10 30
info@ballenberg.ch

Opening hours

11 April to 27 October 2024
10 am to 5 pm daily

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