Kunstmuseum Bern
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- Best time to go
- Year-round
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The oldest art museum in Switzerland with a permanent collection, the Kunstmuseum Bern opened in 1879 and holds works spanning eight centuries. Its galleries move from late-Gothic Bernese altarpieces through Swiss masters such as Ferdinand Hodler to Impressionist, Cubist and modern pieces. It drew international attention when it inherited part of the Gurlitt trove, a hoard tied to Nazi-era looting. Housed in a nineteenth-century block with a modern extension, it lies a short walk from the railway station.
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