Post ab! Erlebnis Weisstannental

About the museum

The Alte Post in Weisstannen is a late Baroque house more than 250 years old. In the 19th century it was the Wirtschaft zum Alpenthal inn, where the log drivers celebrated once they had floated the timber from the Weisstannental valley down to Lake Walen (Walensee). Later the house served as a bakery, shop and post office and remained an important meeting place in the village.

The museum is run by the Stiftung Erlebnis Weisstannental foundation, which has existed since 1998; the museum itself has been around since 2013. The small museum complex also includes the Alte Dorfsäge, a village sawmill built in 1739 with an overshot waterwheel that the foundation has carefully restored, the Alte Sennerei (old dairy) and a display on 19th-century timber floating by the stream.

Instead of long texts, the museum relies on multimedia: a multivision show runs in the Oubertili cinema, and an electronic guide tells of the reintroduction of ibex about 100 years ago, of emigration to America and of the life of earlier generations in the valley. Visitors can try out many things, such as the old scale or the cash register in the shop.

Highlights

• Multivision show in the Oubertili cinema
• Multimedia guide (tablet), stories without reading
• Old village sawmill from 1739 with waterwheel and the Alte Sennerei
• Hands-on stations such as the old scale and cash register
• Gafarra-Häxli playground with fire pit
• Historic dining rooms serving homemade specialties

Permanent exhibition

• Post ab! – Museum in der Alten Post und Alten Säge – Multivision show in the Oubertili cinema and a multimedia guide on the reintroduction of ibex, emigration to America and life in the valley in earlier times, plus the old village sawmill and the Alte Sennerei.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Stiftung Erlebnis Weisstannental

Admission & discounts

School classes: CHF 4 per child, teachers and chaperones CHF 11 per person.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

The museum is expressly aimed at guests who do not like to read; children can try out many things and fly through the house as a little witch. Children’s tours for up to 12 children. The Gafarra-Häxli playground with fire pit, climbing wall and witch’s hut is free and open throughout the season.

Getting there & parking

By car via Mels (Mels/Sargans highway exit), then follow the brown signs toward Weisstannen. Parking according to the museums.ch profile, without further details.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Historic dining rooms with homemade dishes and cakes; a small shop and a vending machine with specialties and small gifts.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 40 guests.

Vaulted cellar for standing receptions with about 40 people (from CHF 120), heated room above the Alte Sennerei with 32 seats (CHF 100), events and team events in the dining rooms.

Plan your visit