Saanen, Switzerland
Dorfstrasse 64
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+41 337447988
Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance
Very interesting little bijou house - original historic build and firnishings and wonderful cow bell exhibition on top floor
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Lovely place, worth seeing...
Fun and inexpansive museum with friedly staff. If you are over 6 feet you do need to watch your head in some rooms ;-)
A chief attraction of the Museum is the exhibition of the Schopfer cowbells. The cows wear the decorative bells at particular times of the year particularly during the annual procession known as the desalp. The event usually takes place in September when the farmers bring their cattle down from the alpine pastures. The Schopfer family owned the foundry in Saanen for several generations The collection of forged brass bells displayed in the Museum has been made available by Hannes Moor a former vet who is passionate about the history of the foundry and the Schopfer bells. According to Moor, cowbells in Switzerland date back to the 15th century. At that time, local inhabitants believed that spirits and dragons inhabited the high mountains. The clanging balls, echoing off the surrounding peaks, chased away these evil spirits and invoked divine protection.
Shows how people used to live in the old times up to today.
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Je ne suis pas allée au musée. J’ai photographié la maison tellement elle est belle. Tout à Saanen est splendide. Hors de notre époque. Beauté. Sérénité. Politesse des habitants
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