Heimat – und Rebbaumuseum
Description
Learn all about craftsmanship from yesteryear during your visit to the permanent and special exhibition. Explore the museum's collection of rustic rooms, filled with viticulture and craftsmanship traditions and stories.
Visit the Heimat- und Rebbaumuseum (Museum of Local History and Viticulture) in the pretty Simmentalerhaus, a residence typical of the Simmental area, amd explore its permanent and special exhibition. Learn exciting and surprising information about the skills of local winegrowers and discover interesting details about the craftsmanship of days gone by. The museum’s ground floor offers an insight into rural housekeeping, while a fully equipped cooper’s workshop, where wine barrels were once made, provides a look at the crafts associated with viticulture. Visit the old Trüel-Keller to discover interesting facts about the winemaker’s year in the vineyard, wine cellar processes and the work carried out prior to bottling the wine. The special exhibition changes from one year to the next and highlights the differences between past and present.
Your highlights at a glance
Discover the only winemaking museum in the Bernese Oberland
Exciting permanent and special exhibitions
Learn all about traditional craftsmanship
Well-kept cottage garden outside the Simmentalerhaus
Just a few minutes from Spiez Castle
To ensure that your trip is perfect in every way, please note
Open from May to October
Check opening hours
Dates for guided tours available on the museum's website
Rooms can be hired for private events
Visits outside standard opening hours by appointment only
Opening Hours
May - October Saturday and Sunday from 14.00 to 17.00 h