30 Oct Hibernation? No, no way …
There is no sleeping at all in the Swiss Woodcarving Museum! Even if our museum does not open daily during the cooler season, we are always happy to welcome groups on request ...
29 Oct Thank you very much for a marvellous 2023 season!
From now until next spring, our museum will only be open for group events on request. We would like to thank all our visitors from Switzerland and all over the world - it was so nice to be able to welcome you all and bring you closer to the lively world of wood sculpture! On behalf of the museum management and the foundation board, we would also like to thank our many supporting partners - without you, none of this would be possible....
25 Oct Congratulations on **10 years of the Swiss Wood Sculptors Association**.
This beautiful anniversary will be celebrated in Brienz on the occasion of the finissage of this year's special exhibition on SO, 29 October 2023, 15-17h. With around 100 active members, the national association fosters strong cohesion among Swiss wood sculptors. We thank you for your great commitment and wish you continued success!...
25 Oct Wonderful finissage on SO, 29 October, 3.00 p.m.
"Out of the workshop - into the Cube" - this is the motto of the special exhibition 2023, which will now come to an end next Sunday ...
22 Oct Enjoy the last days of this museum season 2023!
On Sunday 29 October, the museum will open its doors to you for the last time this year! Enjoy the funny characters and works of art, the bears, the wonderful wooden chalets, the dog on chilli and the wonderful pieces of work of old and new masters...
19 Oct Let yourself be enchanted by our latest film!
The museum, the artists, from the symposium, to the school(s), also village scenes - the short film gives an all-round insight into the colourful world of wood sculpture in Brienz - from old masters and young artists from here and there - Wood sculpture is alive! It has a very long history and yet is more alive than ever ...
11 Oct “Briens isch scheen” – Brienz is beautiful – visit the Schnitzlerdorf Brienz!
It lies like a pearl on the blue-green Lake Brienz - graceful and inviting like a postcard. What attracts guests from all over the world is a lively, creative and hard-working village with a long history. Wood sculpture is part of it, shaping the village in alleys and the people in their everyday lives. Immerse yourself and let Brienz enchant you ...
03 Oct Have you seen our wonderful Chalets?
Everywhere in the Bernese Oberland there are wonderful chalets, the typical wooden houses with many exciting details on their façades. They characterise villages and landscapes, and in museums they are also among the most outstanding pieces of jewellery, faithfully reproduced in small formats. Discover the finesses that demand an extremely steady hand from every artist ...