Open May 2 – October 25, 2026, We - Su 1.30 to 5.00 pm
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Without constantly crossing borders, I wouldn't know where the borders are. / Urs-Peter Twellmann
— Urs-Peter Twellmann . Special Exhibition 2025We 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 gives us great pleasure to present this museum pearl to you all year after year as lively and with as many interesting stories as possible! Many thanks to all our partners!...
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 in Brienz, from the museum, from the symposium, from the violin making school and, of course, from the Schnätzi, where talented woodcarvers are trained to become professional woodcarvers....
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 hochwertige Ausführungen wird in der Geigenbauschule in Brienz der Grundstein gelegt, um das hochpräzise Handwerk auszuüben. In diesem Prachtsgebäude ist die Schule zuhause....
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. Initial reactions indicate that the exhibition is attracting a great deal of interest....
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 amazed at the fine work that is possible even with this noisy tool ...
We look back with such pleasure on a lively, wonderful 2024 museum season ...
Thanks to valued partners we are able to present the most beautiful woodcarving art to the Chinese public ...
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...
What a great season! ...