Sammlung Meinrad Burch-Korrodi
Small treasure chamber in the Alte Kollegium in Sarnen with gold and silver works by the Obwalden goldsmith Meinrad Burch-Korrodi, by appointment only.
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About the museum
Meinrad Burch-Korrodi (1897–1978) was a goldsmith and entrepreneur from Obwalden, regarded as the most important Swiss goldsmith of the 20th century. With a strict design language inspired by the Bauhaus, he renewed above all sacred art and broke with the Baroque ideas of how chalices, monstrances and jewelry should look. In his workshop in Zurich, between six and twenty people worked, depending on the year.
On February 26, 1972, he and his wife Hedwig Maria Burch-Wyser established the Stiftung Graphische Sammlung Meinrad Burch-Korrodi. Its purpose was to preserve his collection and make it publicly accessible in the canton. The foundation's holdings include the graphic collection with drawings, watercolors, gouaches, oil paintings and historical photographs from Obwalden, as well as the gold and silver works; the holdings were donated to the canton of Obwalden.
In 2007, a “Schatzkammer” (treasure chamber) was created from a room in the basement of the Education and Culture Department in the Alte Kollegium in Sarnen. A multi-image show and staged objects from the collection bring the goldsmith's career and work to life there. Visits are only possible for groups, by advance registration.
Highlights
- Gold and silver works by Meinrad Burch-Korrodi (1897–1978)
- Sacred vessels such as chalices and monstrances in Bauhaus style
- Treasure chamber with a multi-image show
- Graphic collection and historical photographs from Obwalden
Permanent exhibition
- Schatzkammer Burch-Korrodi – Staged gold and silver works from the Zurich studio, with a multi-image show about the goldsmith's life and work.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Stiftung Graphische Sammlung Meinrad Burch-Korrodi
Admission & discounts
| Groups | CHF 100 per personFlat rate for a group tour of up to about 20 people (about 40 minutes), not per person. |
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No individual admission; only group tours by advance registration.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Sarnen · 7-min walk
About a 7-minute walk from Sarnen train station.
By car via the A8 motorway, exit Sarnen-Süd; at the roundabout toward Sarnen, after about 750 m turn right to the Alte Kollegium.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 40 min |
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| Good to know | Group tour for up to about 20 people, about 40 minutes, by advance registration only. |
