Preview
Beyond the Panorama: On the Construction of Landscape
2. March – 28. November 2021
Kunstmuseum
This exhibition takes a fresh look at the panorama. The heyday of the medium towards the end of the nineteenth century coincided with the first films, which staged reality in a new... more
Thun-Panorama. The oldest preserved round painting in the world
2. March – 28. November 2021
Kunstmuseum
The Basel artist Marquard Wocher created Switzerland’s first panorama between 1809 and 1814. Fascinated by the Bernese Oberland, he painted a 38-metre-long circular image of the... more
Ernst Ramseier: Kopflandschaften
6. March – 16. May 2021
Kunstmuseum
Ernst Ramseier (b. 1936, Langnau im Emmental, d. 2020, Unterseen) was a painter, graphic artist and poet. His highly expressive depictions of individual figures and dense groups have... more
Albrecht Schnider
29. May – 15. August 2021
Kunstmuseum
Albrecht Schnider (b. 1958, Lucerne) returned from Berlin two years ago to settle down in Hilterfingen, Switzerland, his wife’s hometown. This “homecoming” is reflected... more
Paul Fägerskiöld
29. May – 15. August 2021
Kunstmuseum
The first museum exhibition in Switzerland devoted to the Swedish artist (b. 1982 in Stockholm) focuses on his paintings from recent years. Fägerskiöld’s artistic language,... more
The Apple. An Introduction. Again and Again
4. September – 21. November 2021
Kunstmuseum
This thematic exhibition is dedicated to the apple as a traditional fruit in both art and cultural history. The Kunstmuseum Thun is working closely with the artists Antje Majewski (b.... more
Cantonale Berne Jura 2021
11. December 2021 – 23. January 2022
Kunstmuseum
The Cantonale Berne Jura festival was launched ten years ago and is dedicated to cooperation between the Swiss cantons. With participating institutions scattered throughout the cantons... more