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
Carving is a matter close to the heart of this qualified wood sculptor. After a solid education at the Swiss Woodcarving School in Brienz, he now works in Toggenburg. This is what successful young talent looks like ...
That sounds like a good plan for today's splendid day or for the weekend. Brienz, the pretty woodcarving village, is not only beautifully situated, it also invites you to spend an eventful day with the whole family! We look forward to seeing you...
When public holidays shorten the working week or when you're off anyway, you need ideas for wonderful excursions - how about the Schnitzlerdorf Brienz and then a visit to our museum? There's a lot to discover ...
I need tasks that I do NOT know whether I can solve ... URS PETER TWELLMANN
— Urs Peter Twellmann
"Here I work with materials that I can find on site in nature - especially with "destroyed" or damaged wood. Even then, it turns out that I can't improve on anything that nature creates. But I can make it visible in new and surprising ways" ...
Our museum is supported by the Canton of Bern so that the work of the supporting foundation is possible at all. You can also help to ensure that the great heritage of Swiss woodcarving remains alive and accessible to the public. With a patronage, you are also close to it and part of the big woodcarving family :)...
Here's to all the wonderful mothers (and fathers) in the world ...
With a festive vernissage, the magnificent works of Urs-P. Twellmann were welcomed for the 2025 season with this unique special exhibition 2025. We are all ready for your visit!...
Eagerly awaited and now the great joy is here! Our small, fine and wonderful museum is open to you all again! Immerse yourself with us in the fascinating world of Swiss woodcarving in all its many facets ...
It's finally opening again soon! We are very much looking forward to the new 2025 season and hope to welcome you to our vernissage on SA, 3 May 2025 in the museum with the fascinating special exhibition by Urs-P. Twellmann ...