Museum Bruder Klaus, Cultural museum in Sachseln, Switzerland.

Museum Bruder Klaus occupies a listed late-Baroque townhouse on the village square of Sachseln, built in 1784 by Peter Ignaz von Flüe with money from mercenary recruitment. Its ground floor and first floor hold the 2012 permanent exhibition "Niklaus von Flüe – Vermittler zwischen Welten", designed by Jürg Spichiger and Jos Näpflin. The garden shows the installation "Vom Turm zum Brunnen", and the outbuilding displays carved models of rural life from the estate of Christian Sigrist.

The museum preserves the memory of Niklaus von Flüe, a 15th-century hermit who later became a mediator during times of political conflict. Though he chose to live in solitude in the mountains, people sought his counsel when facing difficult decisions.

The place tells the story of Brother Klaus through personal letters and objects that reveal how he lived and thought about faith and peace. Visitors sense how this figure became important to many people seeking guidance and moral direction in their own lives.

The museum sits in the village center and offers audio guides in several languages to help you understand the displays. Visitors with mobility needs will find accessible entrances and facilities throughout the building.

The showpiece is a life-size painting of Brother Klaus made only five years after his death, for the side altar of the old parish church. It vanished when the church was demolished in 1679 and reappeared in 1945 as the back panel of a wardrobe in the house Bunzlisflue in Sachseln. His second-oldest son, said to resemble him most, may have modelled for it.