Switzerland Guide
Bern
The Kunstmuseum
Aside from often excellent changing exhibits, the Kunstmuseum's permanent collection comprises large numbers of works by Kandinsky, Modigliani, Giacometti, Rothko, Miró, Pollock and more, including some by Paul Klee (although most now reside at the Zentrum Paul Klee. Cézanne's Self-portrait with Black Felt Hat (1879) stands out, as does a depressing, dark Picasso drinker from 1902 and the accomplished, late Blue Blouse by Matisse (1936). The finest work in a small group of Old Masters is a luminous gold Maestá by Duccio (1290) – rather out of place amidst the rest. Elsewhere, you'll find a range of works by contemporary artists, a wide selection from Swiss artists such as Anker and Hodler, as well as the curious naïve art of Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), a paedophile farmworker who spent most of his life confined to a Bernese asylum creating thousands of pages of writing, musical scores and drawings.
Address: Hodlerstrasse 8–12
Opening time: Tues 10am–9pm, Wed– Sun 10am–5pm
Price: Fr.6, temporary shows Fr.8–18;
Website: www.kunstmuseumbern.ch