Cresta & Bob Museum St. Moritz

About the museum

St. Moritz is regarded as the birthplace of alpine winter tourism: winter tourism began here in 1864, since 1885 riders have hurtled headfirst down the Cresta Run, and since 1904 the Olympia Bob Run has led as a natural ice track down to Celerina. Both tracks are built anew from snow and ice every winter and stood at the center of the Olympic Winter Games of 1928 and 1948.

In early 2024 the Cresta & Bob Museum opened in the newly built Haus Scala on Via Maistra, opposite the Hotel Kulm, where the traditional Kino Scala cinema once stood. It was created in cooperation with the municipalities of St. Moritz and Celerina, the Saint Moritz Bobsleigh Club, the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club, and private collectors and investors. The same building now also houses a cinema and a restaurant.

The exhibition is devoted to Cresta racing as the forerunner of the skeleton, to the construction and development of the two ice tracks, to the development of the bobsleigh, and to the two Olympic Games in St. Moritz. On display are real bobsleds and sleds, steel runners, gold medals, photographs and films; a Hall of Fame commemorates well-known female and male bobsledders. A slide runs from the museum through the entire building down to the basement.

Highlights

• Original bobsleds, Cresta sleds and steel runners
• Olympic Winter Games of 1928 and 1948 in St. Moritz
• Construction and history of the Cresta Run and Olympia Bob Run
• Gold medals, historic photos and films
• Slide from the museum through the entire building down to the basement

Permanent exhibitions

• Der Cresta Run – Construction, development and history of the Cresta Run and the Cresta sport, which is regarded as the forerunner of the skeleton.
• Der Bob Run – The Olympia Bob Run between St. Moritz and Celerina, the development of the bobsleigh, and a Hall of Fame of well-known female and male riders.
• Olympische Spiele 1928 und 1948 – Skeleton and bobsleigh competitions of the two Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, with stories about the tracks and their surroundings.

Founded

2024

Operated by

Scala Management AG

Admission & discounts

Tickets available on site. Adults CHF 10, children CHF 5.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in Haus Scala at Via Maistra 29 in St. Moritz village, opposite the Hotel Kulm.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Haus Scala also houses the Scala Restaurant and the Scala Cinema. The museum runs a shop.

Events & venue rental

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