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Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air MuseumSightseeing Switzerland! Our homes, stables and barns are in hibernation. We will once again be open every day from 11 April 2024.

Events 2024

    Special exhibitionWho 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.

    More about the exhibition
    Die Sonderausstellung «Die Hose der Bösen: Schwingen – eine lebendige Tradition» im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg.

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      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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