The Aarburg Museum of Local History, housed in a magnificent Bernese Baroque building dating from 1750, documents life and living in the small town in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Aarburg Museum of Local History is housed in a magnificent Bernese Baroque building dating from 1750. The exhibition documents life and living in the small town in the 18th and 19th centuries. Particularly worth seeing are:

Urban development from the first traces of settlement to the end of the 20th centuryOriginal plan of the fortress constructionIndustrial historyLiving rooms of the 19th century (kitchen, drawing room, bedroom, bathroom)Special collections such as paintings by local artists, toys, clocks, weapons, International and Regional Museum Day 26.05.2024

Special exhibition "From water to electricity. Ruppoldingen power stations - a search for traces". Museum open from 10:00-16:00.

11 a.m.: Lecture "From the beginnings of electrification to the 1000er-Stägli" by Renato Tami in the former engine house of the pumped storage power plant at Boningerstrasse 23, Olten (Niederöst company).

Arrival by shuttle bus from the museums in Aarburg, Oftringen and Rothrist recommended (limited parking).


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