Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Discover the secrets of Switzerland. Our homes, stables and barns are open for you daily.
New special exhibition – Women in agriculture: yesterday – today – tomorrow
Who are the women who shape our agriculture and food supply – often away from the public eye? The new special exhibition ‘Women in agriculture: yesterday – today – tomorrow’ shows the female perspective on agriculture, everyday life and the work of female farmers. It looks both to the past and to the future – inspiring, touching and thought-provoking.
Ballenberg Train
Accessible, convenient and user-friendly – the Ballenberg train makes the museum more accessible than ever before. It connects the museum grounds from east to west and back and stops at three stations along the way.
Discover a piece of Switzerland and its traditions in a unique way with our Ballenberg Train or book an exclusive group tour.
Experience, celebrate, enjoy together
The Swiss Open-Air Museum is getting a schoolhouse – Construction diary schoolhouse Unterheid
In December 2025, the stove-fitter rebuilt the historic tiled stove from 1916 in the classroom and installed a fireproof wall behind it. The construction site then went into hibernation for the winter. So instead of reporting on construction progress in this blog post, we’re taking another short journey back in time to around 1830.
Support the Open-Air Museum
Shopping at the Swiss Open-Air Museum Ballenberg
At the Brienzwiler and Hofstetten Entrances and in the grounds of the museum itself, you can purchase a wide range of products from the Swiss Open-Air Museum, including food and handicrafts.
Hands-on interaction, play and fun are all encouraged at our museum
All you need for planning your visit
Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum
Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz
Opening hours
9 April to 1 November 2026
10 am to 5 pm daily
Opening hours Administration
8 am to 6 pm daily
