Ticket Ballenberg 1 or 2 days

• Visit over 100 historic buildings from all over Switzerland such as farmhouses, stables, bakehouses or barns
• Learn traditional crafts such as basketry, lace making, blacksmithing, weaving, spinning, carving and many more
• Also get up close and personal with cute farm animals like chickens, pigs, calves, dogs and many more
• Visit the petting zoo and experience the animals up close
• Walk through thematic exhibitions as well as the medicinal herb garden
• Handmade products can be purchased as souvenirs

The Open-Air Museum Ballenberg in the Bernese Oberland is a unique open-air museum where you can get an insight into the Swiss way of life - partly from times gone by.

A full day visit to the Swiss Open Air Museum Ballenberg in the Bernese Oberland awaits you!

On the 66-hectare site, you'll visit buildings from all over Switzerland and get to know everyday rural life better. You'll also have the opportunity to meet the farm animals of Swiss agriculture and see the cute farmyard animals in a petting zoo.

Numerous catering options are spread throughout the grounds, ranging from restaurants serving local cuisine to picnic areas where you can enjoy the food you've brought with you or fresh wood-fired bread purchased at the museum. Since Ballenberg covers a large area and is very extensive, we recommend that you plan the whole day for your visit.

Practical Information:

• Languages offered: English, French, German, Italian
• Paid parking available at both entrances
• Lockers available at both entrances
• Suitable for: Wheelchair users, strollers, dogs

To make your visit to Ballenberg even more special, there is the possibility to organize a Foxtrail. You go from post to post and try to chase the fox through the open-air museum with funny riddles. This event is perfect for friends, families, wedding parties or company events

• From 14 April to 30 October 2022
• From 10:00 to 17:00 daily

• Paid parking available
• Lockers available
• Season: April 14 - October 30, 2022

Ballenberg Ost, Museum, 3856 Brienzwiler, Switzerland

Ballenberg West, Museum, 3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz, Switzerland