Art in Switzerland: Swiss art museums and galleries, artists; a guide to top websites
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Art Basel
Art Basel stages the world’s premier modern and contemporary art fairs annually . A driving force in supporting the role that galleries play in nurturing the careers of their artists, Art Basel frequently expands its platforms to include the newest developments in the visual arts.
Art galleries
Art galleries in Switzerland, a web directory from ArtFacts.net.
Contemporary Art Galleries in Switzerland. Ocula
Switzerland Art Guide. Gallery & Exhibition Listings. GalleriesNow
Art Galleries Switzerland Association
Artists
Swiss artists.
Works on display in art museums. Artcyclopedia
Swiss artists, a list from Wikipedia.
Artnet
A gallery of Swiss artists.
Sculptors from Switzerland, a list from Wikipedia.
Ars Dei
The Ars Dei Movement – founded in August 2002 by the Swiss pianist Mauro Harsch – promotes cultural initiatives in Italian Switzerland (courses, seminars, concerts, competitions, exhibitions) aimed at encouraging the education of students in the arts and the activities of young people artists.
Association des Musées Suisses
Basel
Art Basel
Art Basel ranks as the premier art show of Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/user/artbasel
Fondation Beyeler
An art gallery designed by Renzo Piano, home to modern & contemporary painting & sculpture.
Kunsthalle
Exhibitions of local & international art & program of cultural events in an 1869 building.
VOLTA Show
The Next Generation Art Fair, a platform for presenting the vision of contemporary art galleries of global repute whose artists represent new and relevant positions for curators and collectors alike.
Bern/Berne
Contemporary Swiss artists.
Swissart.net.
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Daros Collections of contemporary and Latin-American art, Zurich.
Davos
Festivals
Images
The visual arts festival Images is an open-air photography festival in Vevey. The festival is also an opportunity to introduce the winning projects of the two competitions it organises: the Vevey International Photo Award and the European First Film Award.
Locarno International Film Festival
Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Zurich.
Geneva/Genève
Galleries and museums in Geneva.
Galleries and art institutions in Geneva. ArtFacts.net
Centre d´Art Contemporain Geneve
Musée Ariana
A museum devoted to ceramic and glass artwork.
Musée Rath
The Musée Rath is an art museum used exclusively for temporary exhibitions. It is the oldest purpose-built art museum in Switzerland.
Musee Barbier-Mueller
Its collection contains over 7,000 pieces and includes works of art from Tribal and Classical antiquity as well as sculptures, fabrics and ornaments from “primitive”civilizations around the world.
Palais de l’Athéné (Société des Arts).
La Maison de Rousseau et de la Littérature
Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO).
Lausanne
Art galleries and art institutions in Lausanne. ArtFacts.net
MUDAC – Musée de design es d`arts appliques contemporains
Lucerne/Luzern
Art galleries and art institutions in Lucerne. ArtFacts.net
Lugano
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Montreux
Foire d’art contemporain. Montreux Art Gallery
Museums
Museums
Swiss art museums, galleries, exhibitions.
Museums in Switzerland
A list from Wikipedia.
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Rainer Maria Rile Foundation
La Fondation Rilke a pour but de mieux faire connaître Rainer Maria Rilke et son oeuvre, à travers son musée, des expositions, des conférences, des publications et un festival.
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Swissart.net
Swiss art news, listings of contemporary art exhibitions.
Zurich
Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection
Hauser & Wirth gallery of contemporary art.
KUNST International Contemporary Art Fair
E.G. Buhrle Foundation Collection
Museum für Gestaltung
Museum of Design
Well-known Swiss Artists
Fuseli, John Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli)
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli. WebMuseum
John Henry Fuseli Online
Henry Fuseli
Wikipedia entry.
Giacometti, Alberto
Alberto Giacometti. MOMA
Alberto Giacometti
Text from Edward Lucie-Smith, and links to images on the web.
Alberto Giacometti Website
Alberto Giacometti. The Tate Gallery
Works by the sculptor including historical notes.
Alberto et Annette Giacometti’s website
The Giacometti Foundation
Giacometti Bronze Sets Auction Record at Sotheby’s
Giacometti, Kunsthaus Zürich
Kauffmann, Angelica
Angelica Kauffmann
Wikipedia
Angelica Kauffmann Online
Angelica Kauffman
Olga’s Gallery
Angelica Kauffman
Olga’s Gallery
Klee, Paul
Paul Klee
Wikipedia
Paul Klee
Artchive
Paul Klee
WebMuseum
Paul Klee Online
Rist, Pipilotti
Pipilotti Rist’s website.
Pipilotti Rist. Hauser & Wirth
Pipilotti Rist. UBUWEB
Pipilotti Rist. Wikipedia entry.
Tinguely, Jean
Tinguely-Museum in Basel
Jean Tinguely works of art in art museums. Artcyclopedia
Jean Tinguely. Wikipedia entry.
Nevercrew
Pablo Togni and Christian Rebecchi, Switzerland. The Nevercrew group work on murals, graphics and other forms such as sculpture, illustrations, designer toys, photography and video. In their most recent works can be found the graphic elements of collage, the lettering and imagery that often exploits the atmosphere and the structure of the metropolis as well as a vintage and surreal taste.