Heimatmuseum Davos

The regional museum is located in the historical Jenatsch House

The Davos Local History Museum tracks the course charted by the town from the obscure farming village that it once was to the cosmopolitan visitist and conference resort that it is today. The richly-varied collection includes objects once intended for day-to-day use, examples of local craftsmanship and historical documents. One of its focal points is the culture of the Walser (or Valais) people, who began to settle in the area around Davos in the 13th century. The Local History Museum is located in the grand Jenatsch House, which was built in the 16th century for the Beeli family. Paul Jenatsch (1629-1676), the son of Jörg Jenatsch (1596-1639), a Graubünden politician and leader of mercenary soldiers, then converted it into an imposing townhouse. The museum’s grounds are also home to an old coach&house, which once served the Flüela mail coaches, a Walser-style granary and a mill, which is still used to grind flour. The collection of the Local History Museum documents the Walser culture in Davos, and tracks the town’s gradual transformation from obscure village to cosmopolitan spa resort. Original objects exhibited in the museum bear witness to the area’s pre-industrial farming past, and also relate the history of the trading routes that once ran over the Alpine passes. Other exhibits show how economic circumstances once forced people to emigrate from the area.

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