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 Brienz Holz Kunst Erlebnis

Museum

Schweizer Holzbildhauerei Museum Brienz Holz Kunst Erlebnis

Exhibits & Events

Schweizer Holzbildhauerei Museum Brienz Holz Kunst Erlebnis

Wood & Woodcarving

About the museum:

The Swiss Woodcarving Museum is located in the heart of Brienz. It is the heart and soul of the woodcarving village, the national centre for woodcarving. Meet the faces and stories of fascinating works and inspiring artists. Ideal for group events, company outings, family programmes and real quality time.

Wood is real . Wood is alive . Wood feels like home .

Contact

Schweizer Holzbildhauerei Museum
Hauptstrasse 111
Postfach 592
CH-3855 Brienz

+41 33 952 13 17

Opening Hours

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

Admission Fees

Adults: CHF 8.00
Children: free
Tours for groups: CHF 50.00, flat rate, plus admission CHF 8.00 per person

News & Inspiration

How does a piece of wood become a work of art? Which thoughts lead to which figures? Cherry, oak or olive? How does the next generation work? Where are forgotten wood sculpture gems hidden? Why do the most important aspects of wood sculpture come together in Brienz?

We will soon be reopening our museum! We’ll be back for you from 3 May … 🙂...

17 April, 2025

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...

08 April, 2025

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...

04 April, 2025

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...

28 March, 2025

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...

24 March, 2025

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...

21 March, 2025

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...

13 March, 2025

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 ...

07 March, 2025

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...

28 February, 2025

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...

21 February, 2025

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...

14 February, 2025

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...

07 February, 2025

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 ...

06 February, 2025

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...

24 January, 2025

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...

17 January, 2025

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...

12 December, 2024

We look back with gratitude on the 2024 season with an attractive special exhibition ‘CHALETS TO TAKE ALONG’ and an increase in visitors, especially in the area of group and company events. It giv...

01 December, 2024

The museum is of course also present on social media – do you already follow us on Facebook? There, too, you will always find exciting news from the multifaceted world of the home of woodcarving...

28 November, 2024

Lieben Sie klassische Musik? Oder epische Rockmusik mit Orchester? Was auch immer ihre Musikstil prägt, Geigen oder Violinen gehören zu anspruchsvollsten Instrumenten überhaupt. Für besonders hoch...

25 November, 2024

Almost 200 years ago, works from Brienz went around the world. A wooden chalet from 1913 by the Jobin company is currently shining at the “Swiss Design Classics” exhibition in Beijing, China. Init...

21 November, 2024

Wood sculpting can be filigree precision work. However, wood sculpting often starts very roughly with chainsaws when the large piece of wood needs to be shaped. On closer inspection, some people are a...

15 November, 2024

We look back with such pleasure on a lively, wonderful 2024 museum season … Not only Swiss people, but guests from all over the world have immersed themselves in the fascination of wood sculptur...

08 November, 2024

Thanks to valued partners we are able to present the most beautiful woodcarving art to the Chinese public … A wonderful Jobin chalet has arrived safely in China and the **SWISS CLASSIC DESIGN** ...

05 November, 2024

A visit to the Schnitzler village of Brienz has a special charm these days. The sun is pleasantly warm, the colourful forests with the first snow on the mountains and the glistening Lake Brienz…...

02 November, 2024

It takes several steps from the idea to the work. Hardly ever does a figure emerge directly from the mind … Turning thoughts into a real (woodcarving) figure requires spatial imagination, the ab...

27 September, 2024

It always smells fine in the studio, the imagination can be given free rein, wood is a wonderfully warm natural material – oh yes, there are many reasons to find wood carving ‘jolly good’ &#...

20 September, 2024

Carved furniture is often a magnificent piece of home furnishing – do you tend to follow modern trends or do you like it traditional? Functional and beautiful furniture with wood carving gives e...

13 September, 2024

… look particularly pretty now with their splendour of flowers. The history of chalets in wood carving, with rarities and curiosities, shows wonderful aspects of the alpine phenomenon in our mus...

06 September, 2024

The new concert season of the Swiss Violin Making School begins with a concert by two young stars of the scene, violinist Diana Tishchenko from Ukraine and cellist Bruno Philippe . Further classical c...

03 September, 2024

What would music be without the violin? It would lack something important…! The Brienz violin making school, the only one in Switzerland, not only ensures that traditional working techniques are...

30 August, 2024

Brienz is currently very busy with the clean-up work. Anyone who can is helping out – a big thank you to everyone! Fortunately, our museum with all its works is not affected and open to welcome ...

15 August, 2024

Sport and fun – guaranteed on the Schnitzlerweg Axalp near Brienz. Discover the magnificent wooden figures along the way with your children, look for the next one with motivation and then grill ...

02 August, 2024

… some more impressions of the great event of the Woodcarving Symposium 2024 – not only the new works shone in glorious sunshine …...

29 July, 2024

When local and international wood sculptors inspire each other … when beautiful new creations are born right on the quay of Lake Brienz … when people dance, laugh and talk shop – the...

26 July, 2024

Lime, oak, walnut – three trees, three species, three colours, different fruits, different leaves, different woods – do you know the differences? Get to know them in our new discovery work...

19 July, 2024

Whether as a family, with friends or work colleagues – carving a wooden cow yourself is great fun! Book our special programme, accompanied by a professional wood carver, carve your own cow and r...

09 July, 2024