Open: May 6 – October 29, 2023, 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
06.05 – 31.05.2023
We – Su: 13.30 – 17.00 h
01.06. – 30.09.2023
We – Su: 10.30 – 17.00 h
01.10 – 30.10.2023
We – Su: 13.30 – 17.00 h
Adults: CHF 8.00
Children: free
Tours for groups: CHF 50.00, flat rate, plus admission CHF 5.00 per person
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Wood carving in Brienz is included in the list of Switzerland’s living traditions....
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Art is not an imitation of nature, it is an explanation of it. Franz Grillparzer
—Citation Grillparzer
Bernhard Dürig is fascinated with the natural forms of nature. The wild cherry tree is his preferred wood – experience what he has created from it!...
Almost inconceivable forms, emotions immortalised in wood or when wood breathes life into a figure....
How are the two elements of nature connected? What does the one do with the other? When do they love and complement each other?...
Wood radiates warmth, which rises to its full potential with the proper light!...
Every human emotion can be captured in wood for eternity. With sublimity or lightness....
The charming village is always worth a visit … Tip for July: don’t miss the Woodcarving Symposium directly on the lake! ...
Colour means life and liveliness. Colour can either conceal or help to emphasise....
