Events Bern

The Uffizi houses one of the world's largest and most important collections of drawings by Guercino. The exhibition in Bern comprises a selection of 50 sheets from all periods of his oeuvre and all genres - figure and compositional studies, landscape and genre scenes - and 42 drawings by his workshop staff and successors.

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Image: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, genannt Guercino David mit dem Kopf Goliaths, um 1617 Schwarze Naturkreide gewischt, und Spuren weisser Kreide auf hellblauem Papier 41,1 x 27,5 cm Florenz, Gabinetto  Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi*

Kunstmuseum Bern
Hodlerstrasse 12 3000 Bern 7 Switzerland
Hours: Tuesday 10 am - 9 pm / Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm 
Closed on Monday
Admissions Fees: Collection general CHF 7 / concessions CHF 5 / Exhibitions: up to CHF 18

http://www.kunstmuseumbern.ch

2010 marks the centenary and commemoration of Albert Anker's death (April 1, 1831 - July 16, 1910). It will begin with festivities in Ins, and the Swiss Post will issue a special stamp as well as Swissmint a gold coin. The Kunstmuseum Bern is organizing an imposing and large exhibition representative of the multi-facetted oeuvre of this artist who was pivotal to Swiss art.

Image: lbert Anker Mädchen die Haare flechtend, 1887 Öl auf Leinwand 70,5 x 54 cm Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte, Winterthur

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Kunstmuseum Bern
Hodlerstrasse 12 3000 Bern 7 Switzerland
Hours: Tuesday 10 am - 9 pm / Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm 
Closed on Monday
Admissions Fees: Collection general CHF 7 / concessions CHF 5 / Exhibitions: up to CHF 18

http://www.kunstmuseumbern.ch

The exhibition features a unique compilation of outstanding paintings and works on paper, showcasing for the first time this exciting confrontation between two of the 20th century's artistic giants. The exhibition comprises around 180 paintings and watercolours and drawings from collections from around the world.

Zentrum Paul Klee
Monument im Fruchtland 3, CH-3000 Bern 31 Switzerland
Hours: Tue – Sun 10 am to 5 pm
Monday closed
Admission fee: Standard ticket CHF 16 / concessions  CHF 14

http://www.zpk.org/

The Kunstmuseum Bern is exhibiting works from its collection of international contemporary art. The works selected for the exhibition engage with the themes of seeing, visibility, invisibility, and visual perception. The exhibition includes works by: Silvia Bächli, Herbert Brandl, Stefan Brüggemann, James Lee Byars, Hans Danuser, Joel Fisher, Ceal Floyer, Pia Fries, Christian Marclay, Olivier Mosset, Yves Netzhammer, Boris Nieslony and many others.
Image: James Lee Byars The looking glass,1978 Glas, blattvergoldet H 330 cm, B 220 cm, T 1,3 cm Kunstmuseum Bern Sammlung Toni Gerber, Bern Schenkung 1986 © Estate of James Lee Byars

Kunstmuseum Bern
Hodlerstrasse 12 3000 Bern 7 Switzerland
Hours: Tuesday 10 am - 9 pm / Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm 
Closed on Monday
Admissions Fees: Collection general CHF 7 / concessions CHF 5 / Exhibitions: up to CHF 18

http://www.kunstmuseumbern.ch