Bündner Kunstmuseum

Bündner Kunstmuseum
Bündner Kunstmuseum, 2009
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Established1919
LocationBahnhofstrasse 35, 7000 Chur,
Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Coordinates46°51′05″N 9°31′56″E / 46.851332°N 9.53236°E / 46.851332; 9.53236
TypeArt museum
Websitekunstmuseum.gr.ch

Bündner Kunstmuseum (English: Graubünden Art Museum) is an art museum in Chur, Switzerland, founded in 1919.[1] It is housed in the historic Villa Planta and a modern extension building. The museum’s collection includes works by artists associated with the canton of Graubünden, including Angelica Kauffmann, members of the Giacometti family and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.[2]

History

The museum occupies the Villa Planta, a mansion built between 1874 and 1876 for Jacques Ambrosius von Planta (1826–1901) and designed by the architect Johannes Ludwig.[3] The Bündner Kunstmuseum was established there in 1919 by the Bündner Kunstverein (Graubünden Art Association).[4]

Around 1927, the natural history holdings formerly associated with the institution were transferred to a neighbouring building to form the Natur- und Nationalpark-Museum.[5] Between 1987 and 1990, the Villa Planta was renovated by the architects Peter Zumthor, Peter Calonder and Hans-Jörg Ruch.[5][6] In 2016, the museum complex was expanded with a new building designed by the Spanish architectural firm Barozzi Veiga.[4][7][8]

Collection

The collection features works by artists connected to Graubünden as well as other significant figures in Swiss art. Artists represented include Angelica Kauffmann, Augusto Giacometti, Giovanni Segantini and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.[9][10]

Selected exhibitions

In 2011, the museum hosted an exhibition featuring previously unpublished photographs and sketches related to the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, drawn from the collection of his wife Annette Giacometti.[11]

In 2021, an exhibition dedicated to early panoramic works by the Graubünden painter Giovanni Giacometti brought together three of his large panoramic paintings for the first time.[12]

In 2025, the museum marked the 125th anniversary of the Bündner Kunstverein with a jubilee exhibition that presented works by international artists alongside those with connections to Graubünden.[13] In the same year, it also held an exhibition devoted to the Swiss sculptor and designer Diego Giacometti, described as the first comprehensive solo exhibition of his work in an art museum.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Aus der Tiefe der Zeit. Kunst in Graubünden vor 1530" [Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, from the depths of time. Art in Graubünden before 1530]. arttv.ch (in German). April 22, 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ^ "Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur". museums.ch (in German). Association of Swiss Museums. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Planta, Jacques Ambrosius von". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ a b "Wo Alt und Neu aufeinandertreffen". Suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ a b "Vom Wohnhaus Zum Modernen Kunstmuseum". kunstmuseum.gr.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  6. ^ "FSB North America FSB – Grisons Art Museum Extension, Chur". FSB-Franz Schneider Brakel GmbH + Co KG. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  7. ^ "Cube art: Barozzi Veiga completes addition to Chur's Bündner Kunstmuseum". Wallpaper* Magazine. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  8. ^ "Barozzi Veiga completes concrete extension to Swiss museum". Dezeen. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  9. ^ The Rough Guide to Switzerland (Travel Guide). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. 2022-06-17. p. 582. ISBN 978-1-78919-672-6.
  10. ^ "Bündner Kunstmuseum". LonelyPlanet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  11. ^ "Bündner Kunstmuseum zeigt unveröffentlichte Giacometti-Arbeiten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Giacomettis Panoramen im Bündner Kunstmuseum". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Das schwindelerregende Blau des Bündner Himmels – das Kunstmuseum Chur schaut zurück und in die Zukunft". NZZ (in German). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Diego Giacometti: Werk des Möbeldesigners ist in Chur zu sehen". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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