Museum HAARUNDKAMM

Om museet

For two centuries Mümliswil was the centre of Swiss comb production. It began in the 18th century with the comb-maker Urs Joseph Walter. For more than 160 years the trade stayed in the hands of the Walter family and grew from a craft into a factory that was known worldwide at its peak. In 1915 a major fire destroyed the factory, but combs were still made in Mümliswil until 1990. Later, KROKO AG and the OWO press works, both pioneers of plastics processing, also operated on the site; the latter until 1999.

Part of the company archive, together with objects and products from the factory, went to the museum, which has existed since 1991. In 2004 the association Haar & Kamm Thal was founded to run it. Its members include the municipal authorities, the Bürgergemeinde (the civic community that owns the collection) and regional culture delegates.

The collection shows ornamental combs made of horn, tortoiseshell and celluloid, clasps and diadems, tools, machines, photos and pattern books, as well as objects related to hairdressing. In 2014 a comb workshop with original machines was added, where visitor groups can make a comb themselves.

Højdepunkter

• Ornamental combs made of horn, tortoiseshell and celluloid, hair clasps and diadems
• Comb workshop with original machines from the factory (since 2014)
• Comb-making workshops for groups
• Industrial history of the Kammpark factory site
• Audio guide in German, French and English

Permanente udstillinger

• Dauerausstellung HAARUNDKAMM – Ornamental combs, clasps, tools, pattern books and photos show comb production in Mümliswil. The cultural history of the comb and of hairdressing is also presented.
• Kammwerkstatt – An authentically furnished workshop with original tools and machines from the former factory. The comb-making workshops also take place here.

Grundlagt

1991

Ejer

Verein Haar & Kamm Thal

Entrépriser & rabatter

Payment in cash or with TWINT; no card payment. Free admission for members of VMS/ICOM and SWB.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Børnefødselsdage

Children's birthday parties with a child-friendly tour or a comb-making workshop. Workshops for groups from about age 10.

Transport & parkering

The Kammfabrik bus stop is directly in front of the museum.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Café serving coffee and drinks; on prior request, croissants (Gipfeli), baked goods or a Thaler apéro. The museum shop sells combs, hair accessories, postcards and books on the history of the factory and the region.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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