Works by Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Ferdinand Hodler and Meret Oppenheim have made the Kunstmuseum Bern a world-renowned institution. The ever-growing collection consists of over 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as around 48,000 drawings, prints, photographs, videos and films. The roots of the museum go back to the revolutionary ideas of the late 18th century, which led to the founding of the State Art Collection in Bern in 1809 and the opening of the first museum building in 1879. After several extensions to the building, the museum now has 3,500 square meters of exhibition space, where contemporary art and important Swiss and Bernese art are presented alongside the classics of the collection.


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