Culture Club Outing - Walserhaus Museum, Bosco Gurin

The Museum Walserhaus

Run by the association of the same name issituated in Bosco Gurin, the highest village of Ticino (1506 m.) inhabited all year long. Its origins date back to the beginning of the 13th century, when a group of settlers from the nearby Formazza Valley settled in this then very inhospitable territory. Remaining isolated for many centuries, the village has maintained not only its original architectural features that distinguish it from other mountain villages in Ticino, but also its German dialect, making it a German-speaking linguistic island within the Canton.

The Museum is a museum of language, of architecture, of lifestyle, of art, of folklore and religion, and of agriculture, as well as being a museum of the history of Bosco Gurin and having a vegetable garden illustrating the narrow basis on which the mountain population subsisted.

The colonies of the Walser people

Between the 8th and the 9th centuries, settlers belonging to the Alemanni people from the north settled around today’s Upper Valais (Goms). From here, between the 13th and the
14th centuries, this people called Walser (a name derived from Walliser, the Valais people) established numerous colonies in the neighbouring alpine valleys and on the southern slope of Monte Rosa, later also moving eastwards and reaching the more distant territories of today’s western Austria and Liechtenstein. Today, the Walser communities in the entire Alpine region maintain close links with each other by promoting their culture through a wide variety of projects, also on an international level within the IVfW (International Association for Walser Culture).

Itinerary

We will be travelling by bus provided by Rossi as follows:
Departure Locarno Stazione 09.00
Arrive Bosco Gurin approx. 10.15
Guided visit of the village and the museum to commence at 10.30

After the tour and the museum visit, we go to a nearby Osteria for a light lunch. Since many restaurants will be closed from November, I'm still figuring it out, but I'll update you closer to the date.

Departure approx. 14.30
Arrival Locarno Stazione approx. 16.00

Participation fee CHF 20.00 person which includes: bus journey to/from Locarno, guided village tour and entrance fee for the museum.
(The club has sponsored part of the costs of this outing)

Maximum participants – 30 on a first come, first served basis.

Please register not later than 27 October 2023 by email to:
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Please note that cancellations after the registration deadline must be charged. The same applies to no-shows!