Nutli Hüschi
Local history museum in a 16th-century Walser house in Klosters with a collection on the everyday life, customs and crafts of the Walser.
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About the museum
The Nutli Hüschi is an old Walser house from the 16th century and one of the oldest houses in Klosters; “Hüschi” means “little house” in the Prättigau dialect. Its builder was Christen Nutli, and it was inhabited until 1910. Fritz Schoellhorn from Winterthur, one of the first holiday guests in Klosters, bought the dilapidated house in 1918 and had it restored. He gathered the collection of old everyday objects and furniture in Klosters and the surrounding area.
Since 1925 the house has been home to the Klosters museum. In 1954 Schoellhorn’s son Georg donated the building, along with its entire inventory, to the municipality of Klosters. A stable was added in 1997, and since 2017 the Bachhüschi has enriched the offering.
The museum presents a lively picture of the history, customs and crafts of times past and lets visitors understand the traditional way of life and building style of the Walser. It is one of the Museen Klosters, which also include the Rohrmühle and the Schröder Schmitte. In the Bachhüschi, wood-fired bread is baked on Fridays from July to October.
Highlights
- 16th-century Walser house, one of the oldest houses in Klosters
- Collection of old everyday objects and furniture from Klosters and the surrounding area
- Museum parlour and bread rack under the ceiling as in the days of the Nutli family
- Bachhüschi with wood-fired bread on Friday afternoons in summer
- Bread baking with a guided tour can be booked together with the Rohrmühle
Permanent exhibition
- Walserhaus mit Sammlung – The 16th-century house shows everyday objects and furniture and lets visitors experience the Walser way of life and building style.
- Founded
- 1925
- Operated by
- Museen Klosters
- Director
- Andrea Flütsch
Admission & discounts
| Adults | CHF 8 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | CHF 5Guests with a guest card |
| Groups | –Guided tour in the Nutli Hüschi for groups of up to 12 people: flat fee CHF 90. |
| Group tour in the Nutli Hüschi (max. 12 people) | CHF 90Flat fee per group. |
| Guided tour with wood-fired bread baking (3–12 people) | CHF 120In the Nutli Hüschi. |
| Guided tour with bread baking in the Nutli Hüschi and Rohrmühle (3–12 people) | CHF 150 |
Admission according to the Graubünden tourism portal: CHF 5 with guest card, CHF 8 without guest card; the price page of the museum website is embedded as an image.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
No parking directly at the museum; parking available at the Casanna car park or at the old primary school.
The Nutli Hüschi stands about 200 m from the old church of St. Jakob, at the junction of Monbielerstrasse / Talstrasse.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
In the Bachhüschi, wood-fired bread and braided loaves are on sale on Fridays from the beginning of July to mid-October.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Weddings / ceremonies
Civil weddings in the museum parlour in cooperation with the Prättigau/Davos registry office.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for groups on request (for larger groups, two tours at the same time); information from the museum director. In summer, in cooperation with Davos Klosters Tourismus, there is a wood-fired bread baking session with a tour of the museum and the Rohrmühle. |
