Thun Basket-weaving Museum

The Thun Basket-weaving Museum presents artworks woven from wicker, rattan, paper and seaweed. From a tiny basket to a child’s wheelchair, this exceptional museum introduces you to the history of the traditional craft.

A wooden staircase leads to the Basket-weaving Museum, where all manner of unique items are displayed. Several of these are family heirlooms; others were entrusted to the Basket-weaving Museum by self-employed basket weaver Therese Leutwyler. The range of items on show in the museum is astonishing: everything from a woven child’s wheelchair to a tiny basket is exhibited. Special exhibitions provide details of weaving techniques, materials or woven artworks from around the world.

Your highlights at a glance

• Admire artworks woven from various materials
• Learn about the profession of basket weaving and wickerwork, from bygone times to the current day
• Visit special exhibitions devoted to a specific subject

To ensure that your trip is perfect in every way, please note

• Check details of special exhibitions at the Basket-weaving Museum
• Check the opening times of the museum
  
• By appointment, the museum and the wickerwork workshop can also be visited outside official opening hours
  
• Combine your visit with a tour of the old town of Thun

Personal tip
"I was amazed by what people can weave. The artworks were both surprising and inspiring."