Art in Bern

Art in Bern: 493 works and 52 galleries and museums on one map

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Sights in Bern · All 493 artworks from A to Z

Cemeteries: Bremgarten Cemetery · Schosshalde Cemetery · Bümpliz Cemetery

Artists: Max Fueter · Hans Gieng · Walter Linck · Etienne Didier Alphonse Perincioli · Marcel Perincioli · Gustave Piguet · Walter Schnegg

Art walks by the City of Bern: six routes through the neighbourhoods (in German)

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Schützenbrunnen: the banner bearer and the bear with the gun

A man in armour with a banner and a sword, between his legs a bear aiming a gun at the arcades. The Schützenbrunnen has …

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Läuferbrunnen: the city messenger with the little bear

A man in red and black with the Bernese coat of arms on his chest, a young bear at his side. The Läuferbrunnen at the …

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Ryfflibrunnen: the marksman with the little bear

A warrior with a feathered hat on a red column, next to him a little bear with a gun. The Ryfflibrunnen on …

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Bernabrunnen: Berna in front of the Federal Palace

A woman with a mural crown, a lance and a bear shield watches over the courtyard of the Bundeshaus West. Berna stands …

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Anna-Seiler-Brunnen in front of the Käfigturm

A woman in a blue dress pours water from a small jug into a bowl. The fountain in front of the Käfigturm bears the name …

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The gallery with no ticket: art on Bern's cemeteries

At the Zentrum Paul Klee or the Kunstmuseum Bern you pay 20 to 24 francs to get in. On the cemeteries there are …

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Architecture & monuments: Bern’s listed buildings on the map

Bern has many historic buildings. On the map Art in Bern you can switch from art to architecture and …

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Welttelegrafen-Denkmal on Helvetiaplatz

In front of the Historical Museum, a large seated bronze woman is surrounded by groups of people. The monument recalls …

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Vennerbrunnen on Rathausplatz: the banner bearer

A knight in armour holds a banner with the Bernese bear. He stands in front of the town hall, but he was not always …

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Simsonbrunnen: the man who tears a lion apart

In the middle of Kramgasse, a man in Roman armour tears open the jaws of a golden lion. It is the biblical hero Samson, …

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Pfeiferbrunnen: the bagpiper of Spitalgasse

A brightly dressed bagpiper stands on a red column in the middle of Spitalgasse. The fountain once had another name, …

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Bubenberg-Denkmal: the defender of Murten

A man in armour, no helmet, a hand on his sword: the monument on Hirschengraben recalls Adrian von Bubenberg, who …

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Zähringerbrunnen: the bear in armour

A bear with a helmet, swords and a flag stands in the middle of Kramgasse, with the Zytglogge behind it. It recalls the …

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Universal Postal Union Monument on the Kleine Schanze

Five women float around a globe and pass letters to each other. The monument recalls that the Universal Postal Union …

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The main portal of Bern Minster: the Last Judgement

Above the main entrance of the Minster, angels, saints and the damned crowd together. For more than 500 years the …

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Moses Fountain on Münsterplatz

In front of the Minster stands Moses with the Ten Commandments. His finger points at the ban on making images, while he …

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Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen: Justitia with her eyes covered

Blindfolded, with sword and scales, Justitia stands above Gerechtigkeitsgasse. At her feet are a pope, an emperor, a …

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The street is our gallery

In Bern, art stands in the street, with no opening hours and no entrance fee. Our map shows you …

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The figure fountains of the Old Town

Between Spitalgasse and Gerechtigkeitsgasse, almost every corner has a fountain with a colourful figure on its column. …

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Suggest an artwork: how a work gets onto the map

The map “Kunst in Bern” shows a lot, but not everything. If you know a work that is missing, you can suggest it with …

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Meret Oppenheim Fountain on Waisenhausplatz

A tall column with water running down it in a spiral and moss and grass growing on it. When the fountain arrived in …

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Kindlifresser Fountain

A giant devouring children, right in the middle of Bern's Old Town. He has stood on Kornhausplatz for almost 500 years, …

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Galleries in Bern: art without an entrance fee

Besides the works on the street, Bern has many places where art is shown. Galleries and art spaces are often smaller …

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Bern Gallery Weekend 2027: 16 and 17 January

Once a year the galleries of the Verein Berner Galerien open on the same weekend, each with a new exhibition. In 2027 …