17 Dec Wooden toys are valuable gifts
Children love warm materials like wood! ...
14 Dec Special exhibition 2024 – CHALETS TO TAKE HOME
We are tracing the success story of the popular souvenir and presenting exciting new insights into a phenomenon of the Alpine landscape next summer. Get to know this global export from a new perspective....
08 Dec The cooper
This rare profession is taught at the School of Woodcarving in Brienz. What would the finest wines be without the famous wooden barrels? These and other important wooden vessels for viticulture and agriculture are made by coopers. The finest craftsmanship!...
28 Nov Wood provides warmth and cosiness at Christmas time
Whether they are simple wooden angels or marvellous nativity figures, old or modern, wood carvings bring the most beautiful atmosphere to the Christmas season. They also make excellent gifts for loved ones. Wood brings warmth to the heart and to the festive season....
24 Nov Luckily we have our foundation!
Dedicated people who are committed to the preservation, maintenance and further development of woodcarving. Building bridges, bringing people together and, above all, safeguarding the most beautiful works and nurturing the beautiful craft in the best possible way. Only thanks to such commitment can woodcarving continue to build on strong co-operations and find good framework conditions in the future ...
17 Nov 130 years ago …. Brienz – Chicago
1893 . Chicago USA . World Exhibition . Brienz wood sculptors exhibited. Just imagine how arduous the journey from Brienz to Chicago must have been back then. And with a richly carved buffet from the Wirth brothers in the luggage. At the time, it was labelled with a price tag of CHF 4000, which would be around US $ 78,000 today ...
08 Nov Woodcarving in Australia
It's not just Brienz that is flourishing with woodcarving, the art of woodcarving is also fascinating on other continents ...
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....