Arboretum Wood Museum

The collection of tools at the Wood Museum testifies to the skill of wood craftsmen and forestry workers.

The Wood Museum located on the first floor of the Le Plan farm, in the Vallon de l’Aubonne Arboretum, has a rich collection of woodworking tools. The 6,000 exhibits include 1,500 tools of the trade used by carpenters, winnowers, shingle makers, stringed instrument makers and clog-makers.

Jean-François Robert, forest engineer and former head of the Vaudois Forestry, Hunting and Fishing Department has been in charge of the design and management of the museum since 1974 and has published several research papers on the wood and forestry trades and their tools.

The Arboretum includes 4,000 species of trees and shrubs from temperate regions and, in particular, many varieties of apple trees which have ceased to be cultivated. Opened in 1968, this 200 ha arboretum is set in beautiful countryside above Lake Geneva.

Practical informations

Open during on wednesday, sunday and public holidays day from 14:00 to 17:30

Name	Arboretum National du Vallon de l'Aubonne
Location	Aubonne
Phone	+41 21 808 51 83
E-mail	contact@arboretum.ch
Website	http://www.arboretum.ch
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