Museum Walserhaus
The Museum Walserhaus Gurin is located in the characteristic Walser village of Bosco/Gurin and is the oldest ethnographic museum in the Canton of Ticino. It is managed by the Walserhaus Gurin Association.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnographic Museum Collection in Bosco/Gurin in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Walserhaus (collection)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo Parish Church and Pizzo Bombögn.
Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo Parish Church
Church
Photo: Cassinam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo Parish Church is situated 100 metres east of Museum Walserhaus.
Pizzo Bombögn
Peak
Pizzo Bombögn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located between Bosco/Gurin and Campo in the canton of Ticino. It lies on the chain east of Pizzo Quadro.
Capanna Grossalp
Mountain hut
Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capanna Grossalp is a mountain hut, which is situated 1½ km west of Museum Walserhaus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bosco/Gurin and Campo.
Bosco/Gurin
Village
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
Bosco/Gurin is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian border.
Campo
Village
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campo is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Campo is situated 3 km south of Museum Walserhaus.
Cerentino
Hamlet
Photo: Ashleigh Nushawg, CC BY 2.0.
Cerentino is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Cerentino is situated 4½ km east of Museum Walserhaus.
Museum Walserhaus
- Categories: memory institution, local museum, Ethnographic museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bosco/Gurin, Vallemaggia District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.31721° or 46° 19′ 2″ northLongitude
8.48998° or 8° 29′ 24″ eastOperator
Associazione Museo WalserhausOpen location code
8FRC8F8Q+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8039733652OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q27479851
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tosk Albanian—“Museum Walserhaus” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Walserhaus”
- Catalan: “Walserhaus Gurin”
- French: “Musée Walserhaus”
- French: “Museum Walserhaus Bosco Gurin”
- French: “Museum Walserhaus”
- French: “Walserhaus (collection)”
- German: “Museum Walserhaus”
- Italian: “Museum Walserhaus”
- Italian: “Walserhaus (collezione)”
- Spanish: “Museo Walserhaus”
- Spanish: “Walserhaus Gurin”
- Tosk Albanian: “Museum Walserhaus”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimitero di Bosco Gurin and Patriziato Bosco Gurin.
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