"Mondrian Evolution" 5.6.2022 – 9.10.2022

Marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth, the Fondation Beyeler will devote an exhibition to the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. As one of the most important artists of the avant-garde movement, Mondrian shaped the evolution of painting from figuration to abstraction.

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"Passages – Landscape, Figure and Abstraction" – 12.2. – 14.8.2022

The interplay between figuration and abstraction is a fascinating subject in modern art. Its many facets are now showcased in our permanent collection, which has been rearranged to juxtapose important paintings and sculptures from impressionism, classical modernism, and contemporary art under this rubric. A stroll through the history of art, the new presentation includes many fine passages between landscapes and figures which illustrate how figurative and abstract elements combine or collide.

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The Great Collection Show – October 2022 – January 2023

Fondation Beyeler celebrates its 25th anniversary by staging the largest-ever presentation of its collection to date. The renowned Beyeler Collection includes nearly 400 works by leading artists from 1800 to the present day. The panoramic exhibition of more than 150 works spanning media from painting, sculpture, and drawing to photography and film showcases the Beyeler Collection in a new, enriching way. In parallel to its collection display, the Fondation Beyeler will present "Palimpsest", an exhibition project by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo addressing the global migration crisis.

The Museum

Founding couple Ernst and Hildy Beyeler had a clear vision: the Fondation Beyeler was to become become an open and lively museum capable of inspiring a broad public for art. A museum that, in addition to cultural education, also promotes interpersonal encounters. Today, the Fondation Beyeler is the most visited art museum in Switzerland and is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.

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The Collection

Ernst and Hildy Beyeler were passionately committed to art throughout their lives. In 1997, they made all the paintings and sculptures in their world-famous art collection accessible to the public in the Fondation Beyeler. Today, the collection comprises more than 400 works of classical modernism and contemporary art.

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The Park and Surroundings

The location in the middle of the Berower Park with its old trees, the lily ponds and the view of cornfields, grazing cows and vineyards at the foothills of the Black Forest is unique. The building designed by Renzo Piano nestles elegantly into this cultural landscape and manages to combine nature, art and architecture in an ideal way.

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