Details
Address
Walserhaus Bosco Gurin
Ufum Heingåårt
CH - 6685 Bosco Gurin
Ufum Heingåårt
CH - 6685 Bosco Gurin
Telefon: 0917541819
Email: → museump@walserhaus.ch
Webseite: → http://www.walserhaus.ch
Description
The mountain village situated at 1500 m a.s.l. was founded in 1244 by Walser people coming from the near Pomatt Valley (Italy). Today it has 50 inhabitants and still shows the original characteristics with its ancient log homes, the younger stone buildings, the narrow paths in untouched natural surroundings, the old German vernacular and the particular aura: all these elements can’t but fascinate the many visitors.
The Museum Walserhaus was opened in 1938 as first ethnographic Museum of the Ticino region. It is housed in an ancient building dating back to 1386. Since the inauguration of the Museum, the exhibition has gradually and continually been enlarged. In 2006 it was renewed and the stable by the Museum as well as the garden have been integrated into the exhibition-concept.
The exhibition of the ancient tools in the stable and the variety garden in front of the house show the clever methods with which the mountain farmers were able to exploit the limited resources in order to be as self-sufficient as possible. The ancient varieties grown in the Museum-garden show the narrow choice on which the mountain farmers based their food supply and which varieties could survive in this raw climate conditions. The garden was renewed in 2006 with the help of Pro Specie Rara.
The Museum Walserhaus was opened in 1938 as first ethnographic Museum of the Ticino region. It is housed in an ancient building dating back to 1386. Since the inauguration of the Museum, the exhibition has gradually and continually been enlarged. In 2006 it was renewed and the stable by the Museum as well as the garden have been integrated into the exhibition-concept.
The exhibition of the ancient tools in the stable and the variety garden in front of the house show the clever methods with which the mountain farmers were able to exploit the limited resources in order to be as self-sufficient as possible. The ancient varieties grown in the Museum-garden show the narrow choice on which the mountain farmers based their food supply and which varieties could survive in this raw climate conditions. The garden was renewed in 2006 with the help of Pro Specie Rara.
Category
Openair museum/Ecomuseum
Variety garden
Variety garden
Opening hours
From Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday closed. Open from mid-April to the end of October.
Admission price
Garden free. Museum: adults 5.- Fr., children 1.- Fr., students, pensioner and groups 3.- Fr.
Offer
- Individual visit possible. The varieties are indicated on labels and information is awailable on information boards.
- On request, guided visit of the village (Italian, German French).
- On request, guided visit of the village (Italian, German French).
Events
On the third Saturday in September, there is the traditional autumn-festival «Måtzufåmm», also the name of the typical vegetable soup prepared with the products of the Museum-garden and served for a community-lunch.
Infrastructure
Public transportRevision: 27. 04. 2021