Regional museum Binntal
Opened in 1983, the museum presented archaeological finds and minerals from the Binntal valley as well as parts of the ethnological collection of archaeologist and ethnologist Gerd Graeser (1929-2016) until the summer of 2023. In 2021, the Graeser-Andenmatten Foundation, the Binntal Landscape Park and the municipality of Binn decided to comprehensively modernise the museum concept, renovate the exhibition rooms and use part of the exhibition space for temporary exhibitions in future. The remodelling will take place in stages between 2024 and 2027.
Address: Ackerstrasse 2, 3996 Binn.
Until mid-August 2026, the museum’s attic will host the temporary exhibition ‘From Darkness into Light’, which explores the themes of night-time darkness and light pollution.
From June to December 2026, the first floor of the museum will host the photography exhibition ‘Summer in Grengiols’, featuring images by the Biel-based photographer Arthur Rosatti (1916–2005).
In September 2026, the Gerd Graeser Collection will return to the museum’s attic. The participatory project ‘von Feld zu Feld/d’un champs à l’autre’, realised in collaboration with the least association, enabled the public to have a say in the selection of objects for the new collection exhibition.
Summer in Grengiols
Photographs by Arthur Rosatti
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Arthur Rosatti (1916–2005), a book printer and passionate amateur photographer from Biel, spent every summer holiday w...
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The Graeser-Andenmatten Collection
When archaeologist and ethnologist Gerd Graeser established ‘his’ museum in 1983, he selected what he considered to be the most important obje...
Darkness into the light
Dark into light. The magic of the night and the dark side of light
An exhibition on the topic of night darkness with playful elements and tips on how to deal with light
The d...
Von Feld zu Feld / d'un champ à l'autre
From May 2026, a new collection exhibition will be on display at the Binntal Regional Museum. In addition to objects from Valais rural culture, it will also present some surprising...
Renovation of the Regional Museum
From autumn 2023 to spring 2024, the exhibitions of the Regional Museum, which had been in place since 1983, were dismantled. As part of the 2024 Park Festival, visitors were able ...