Heimatmuseum Davos

About the museum

The Association for the Davos Local History Museum was founded on 26 April 1935 after an arithmetic book more than a hundred years old, containing valuable information about old Davos, came to light. The aim was to collect Davos cultural heritage and preserve it for posterity. In 1942 the association moved into the Grosses Jenatschhaus on Museumstrasse and has run a publicly accessible museum there ever since.

The house was built in the 16th century for the Beeli family. In 1650 it was bought by the son of the Graubünden politician Jürg Jenatsch, who converted it into a stately town house, creating the beautiful panelled rooms. In 1740 it passed into municipal ownership and served as a benefice house and later as a schoolhouse; in 1879 it was auctioned off and used as a tenement until the association acquired it in 1937.

Around the house are grouped a coach house with the Flüela mail coach, a Walser granary and a mill with a working grinding mechanism that has been milling regularly since 1951. In 2015 a bakehouse built to original plans was added. Since 2013 a presentation room has been devoted to recent history and the World Economic Forum. The collection traces the path from a Walser farming village to a tourism and congress destination.

Highlights

• Grosses Jenatschhaus with 17th-century panelled rooms
• Walser culture, customs, crafts and everyday life
• Working mill, wood-fired oven and Walser granary
• Flüela mail coach in the old coach house
• Presentation room on the World Economic Forum
• Experience tour for visually impaired and sighted people

Permanent exhibitions

• Grosses Jenatschhaus mit Sammlung – Panelled rooms, everyday objects, documents and tools show customs, crafts and life in the Davos region, with a focus on Walser culture.
• Mühle, Backhaus und Remise – In the garden stand a mill that still grinds, a bakehouse, a Walser granary and a coach house with the Flüela mail coach.
• WEF-Raum – A presentation room recreates the atmosphere of the World Economic Forum and tells the recent history of Davos.

Founded

1942

Operated by

Verein für das Heimatmuseum Davos

Admission & discounts

20% discount with the guest card. Tour prices are in addition to admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The experience tour for visually impaired and sighted people uses a tactile timeline cord, sounds, smells and tastes. The museum does not publish information on steps or wheelchair access.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

There are level- and topic-specific tours for school classes, and for kindergarten and lower primary the "Matteo" experience tour. On baking days children can bake snake bread for free.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café

Coffee is available in the Herrenstube; on baking days drinks and pastries from the wood-fired oven are offered, and from 11:30 am fresh mill bread, Ruchbrot and braided loaves (Zöpfe) can be bought.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

The museum can be hired for aperitifs, anniversaries, class reunions and weddings, with or without catering; the new coach house is another room with a projector.

Plan your visit