The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The STAMPA gallery was founded by Gilli and Diego Stampa in 1969. From its very beginning, there has been a continuous exhibition concept of international and Swiss contemporary art. The mediation of contemporary art is a central focus of the activities, amongst others including pioneering video presentations and performances. Archive exhibitions, book launches and interdisciplinary … Read more » “STAMPA Gallery Basel”
The Museum (Bahnmuseum Albula) shows the history of the railway in Graubünden. Old railway equipment, films and models enthral are exhibited. A simulator lets the visitor you drive the legendary Crocodile locomotive along the Albula Line. 600 exhibits from more than a century of railway history pay tribute to the pioneering achievements that took place … Read more » “The Albula Railway Museum”
The museum (Bernisches Historisches Museum) houses one of the country’s most important ethnographic collections together with the Bernese historical artefacts from prehistory to the present day. The museum’s holdings comprise some 250,000 objects. The Burgundian tapestries, the Königsfeld Diptych, the bronze hydria from Grächwil, as well as a series of ethnographic and numismatic collections, enjoy … Read more » “Museum of History Bern and Einstein Museum”
The collection (Antikensammlung) contains replicas of about 230 of the most famous sculptures of antiquity. The collection started in 1806 and presents an impressive overview of the originals.
The museum (Zentrum Paul Klee) shows works by Paul Klee (1879–1940), with permanent and temporary exhibitions. The Centre’s art repository contains over 4,000 works. The museum boasts the world’s largest and most significant collection of paintings, watercolours, and drawings, and presents the permanent collection, Kosmos Klee. die Sammlung) and temporary exhibitions. His works can be … Read more » “Paul Klee Museum, Creaviva and Cosmos Klee. The Collection”
The Foundation (Berner Design Stiftung) stores the applied art of the canton Bern. Ceramic, textiles, wooden, glass and iron objects and jewelry are a part of more than 10000 objects, collected from 1869.
The Swiss Alpine Museum is taking the panoramic route by bringing together a hundred feature films, cartoons, and short films from the last hundred years in the form of a collage. The mountain adventure is not to be experienced from a cinema seat. Instead, a group of up to 20 people spend an hour together … Read more » “Swiss Alpine Museum”
The Kunsthalle has treated a wide range of art by Bernese, Swiss and international artists by featuring shows by the likes of Klee, Giacometti, Moore, Johns, LeWitt, Nauman, Buren and others, as well as theme shows such as Szeemann’s.
The Museum (Kunstmuseum) presents paintings, sculptures, hand drawings, printed graphics, photographs, videos and other contemporary works, covering 800 years of art history. The works span the period from Duccio and Fra Angelico in the (late) Middle Ages to modern Swiss paintings by Niklaus Manuel, Albert Anker and Ferdinand Hodler and other modern classics and the … Read more » “Museum of Art Bern”
The Kornhaus Forum is located in a 300 years old building and focuses on Swiss architecture, design, applied arts and photography.