Open May 3 – October 26, 2025, We - Su 1.30 to 5.00 pm
Book a tour: info@museum-holzbildhauerei.ch /Tel. +41 33 952 13 17
Schweizer Holzbildhauerei Museum
Hauptstrasse 111
Postfach 592
CH-3855 Brienz
+41 33 952 13 17
03.05 – 31.05.2025
We – Su: 13.30 – 17.00 h
01.06. – 30.09.2025
We – Su: 10.30 – 17.00 h
01.10 – 26.10.2025
We – Su: 13.30 – 17.00 h
Adults: CHF 8.00
Children: free
Tours for groups: CHF 50.00, flat rate, plus admission CHF 8.00 per person
Take this opportunity to discover the impressive and unique works of Urs-P. Twellmann! What he enjoys making from old or storm-damaged wood is truly amazing… See you soon at our museum? 😉...
Working with wood requires not only a great deal of talent and skill, but also the right tools to achieve the desired shape. Rasps, triangular files, flat files, needle files, cabinet files—a wide r...
Does fun boost creativity? It seems quite possible, doesn’t it? In any case, laughter helps with motivation at work; no study is needed to prove that. We can see it in works like this 😉...
Take a trip to the Axalp Woodcarving Trail! As you hike through beautiful landscapes, there is so much magnificent wood carving art to discover. Young and old alike will have fun here and completely f...
We love to look back and imagine what it must have been like in 1851 to travel to London with 10 wood carvers from Brienz to present their works at the World Exhibition… by horse and cart? By ro...
Our special exhibition in 2025 is something else! … What land art artist Urs-P. Twellmann can conjure up with his chainsaw is almost unbelievable—these shapes, carved directly from wood that i...
Whether carving and painting in our open workshop or going on a voyage of discovery in our discovery workshop with everything to do with walnut, oak and lime trees – these proud trees with the very ...
Design it yourself, be creative, paint it beautifully – and then take home a very personal souvenir with sentimental value! … or bring it to your loved ones 🙂 It’s easy to do in our w...
Wood carving fascinates people in many cultures and countries. We are always delighted to welcome guests from all over the world, whether from Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, South Ameri...
A long weekend awaits us. We celebrate our beautiful country with the national holiday on August 1 – come visit us and get to know Swiss cultural heritage and the finest craftsmanship! We look forwa...
It’s not just the wooden cows that delight the little ones, but also the dog family, the bears, the dog on chili and other animal figures. And the large music chalet with dancing couples. Childr...
Do something for your heart and soul… beautiful shapes… warm colours… fascinating craftsmanship… living art… wood carving is shown in all its diversity at our museum. Our...
The international wood sculptors are at work … the sun is shining … the mood is right! Are you coming too? today and tomorrow a great programme awaits you, right by the lake!...
We invite all visitors to the International Woodcarving Symposium, 1-5 July, to a free guided tour of the museum! After visiting the works on the lakeshore, take the opportunity to view the masterpiec...
From Tuesday, 1 July till Saturday, 5 July, you can once again watch top international wood sculptors create new works on the beautiful Brienz Quay, directly on Lake Brienz! This is unique, don’...
Woodcarving is world-famous! The museum regularly welcomes guests from all over the world to Brienz – interested groups from the USA, Korea, India and many other destinations. How about cow carv...
Carving is a matter close to the heart of this qualified wood sculptor. After a solid education at the Swiss Woodcarving School in Brienz, he now works in Toggenburg. This is what successful young tal...
That sounds like a good plan for today’s splendid day or for the weekend. Brienz, the pretty woodcarving village, is not only beautifully situated, it also invites you to spend an eventful day w...
When public holidays shorten the working week or when you’re off anyway, you need ideas for wonderful excursions – how about the Schnitzlerdorf Brienz and then a visit to our museum? There...
I need tasks that I do NOT know whether I can solve ... URS PETER TWELLMANN
—Urs Peter Twellmann
“Here I work with materials that I can find on site in nature – especially with “destroyed” or damaged wood. Even then, it turns out that I can’t improve on anything that...
Our museum is supported by the Canton of Bern so that the work of the supporting foundation is possible at all. You can also help to ensure that the great heritage of Swiss woodcarving remains alive a...
Here’s to all the wonderful mothers (and fathers) in the world …...
With a festive vernissage, the magnificent works of Urs-P. Twellmann were welcomed for the 2025 season with this unique special exhibition 2025. We are all ready for your visit!...
Eagerly awaited and now the great joy is here! Our small, fine and wonderful museum is open to you all again! Immerse yourself with us in the fascinating world of Swiss woodcarving in all its many fac...
It’s finally opening again soon! We are very much looking forward to the new 2025 season and hope to welcome you to our vernissage on SA, 3 May 2025 in the museum with the fascinating special ex...
We will soon be reopening our museum! We’ll be back for you from 3 May … 🙂...
I cannot improve what nature creates ... URS PETER TWELLMANN
—Urs Peter Twellmann
When the artist of the special exhibition 2025 is on site in person to prepare the staff for questions of all kinds – that’s when it gets really exciting! Our guest advisors for guided tou...
Elena, our social media expert, will now be regularly providing you with great reels, cool posts directly from the exhibition and insights from visitors from all over the world via Instagram and TikTo...
There are big differences and not every type of wood allows the artist to be creative with it … or even holds its own as a large statue, durable piece of furniture or attractive work of art. Som...
The works of Urs-P. Twellmann leave you amazed! What he first takes apart and then reassembles requires great creativity… Characterised by materials, history, location and its very own character...
Last year, our special exhibition was dedicated to chalets – small, large, real and bordering on kitsch. The architectural phenomenon of the Swiss Alps with its history and special features is b...
All the better that the Swiss School of Woodcarving is happy to take on new creative young people every year! Markus Flück, Philipp Dräyer and numerous other dedicated teachers pass on their extensi...
Imagine the world in 1867, no aeroplanes, no cars – every journey took days and weeks and yet the Wirth company from Brienz made it to the World Exhibition in Paris and won a gold medal in the a...
Are you planning your next team outing or family get-together on Lake Brienz? – Come and visit us! We offer attractive programmes for great stopovers, with cow carving on request, aperitifs and ...
Don’t you feel the same when you see such artworks? How can you do that? How is it possible? … Surely it takes not only creativity and innovative thinking, but also a lot of experience and...
Wood carving is fascinating! We are happy to share this with our social media fans and continue to expand our presence! Do you already follow us on Facebook? Or are you more likely to be found on Inst...
No, violins are not directly part of it, but are classified as instrument craftsmanship. Carving is a visual art, and violins are not just about aesthetics, but also about the acoustic quality and pla...
Jobin is the host of the museum and an important driving force behind its daily operations. Flavius Jobin and his dedicated team do a great deal to ensure that woodcarving enthusiasts from all over th...
With a keen eye for form, a love of nature and great creativity to create something new. Land art, which originated in the USA, is also gaining more and more friends here. Urs-Peter Twellmann, who is ...
Back then it was almost a world tour … but yes, several Brienz wood sculptors presented their works at the World Exhibition in London’s Hyde Park in 1851! The reactions were said to have b...
We are more than happy to organize group visits during the winter season – cow carving, a tour of the masterpieces, stories about the long tradition of wood carving – this and much more aw...
Look forward to the coming season, when with Peter Twellmann a particularly interesting special exhibition awaits us. His fascinating works, influenced by nature, will invite you to marvel … don...
… a Merry Christmas, time for reflection and a Happy New Year....
Whether a smiling human-sized figure, a piece of furniture with that certain something, a decorated chopping board, a bear coat rack or a famous wooden cow large or small, gifts made of wood are simpl...
Without constantly crossing borders, I wouldn't know where the borders are. / Urs-Peter Twellmann
—Urs-Peter Twellmann . Special Exhibition 2025
