The street is our gallery

Fountains from the 16th century, sculptures in parks, reliefs on school buildings, murals in the neighbourhoods: this art belongs to everyone. That is why we put as many publicly accessible artworks and galleries as possible on one map.

What is on the map

The artworks in public space come from the open data of Kultur Stadt Bern, with title, artist, year and material. On top of that come museums, galleries and art spaces from OpenStreetMap. You can filter by period: up to 1900, 1900 to 1979 and from 1980.

Art or buildings

At the top, next to the language switch, you can switch from “Art” to “Buildings”; on large screens the button says “Architecture & monuments”. The map then shows buildings and monuments of the city of Bern from the Bauinventar, the building inventory of the Canton of Bern, but only those with a free photo on Wikimedia Commons. More about it in the article Architecture and monuments.

Stories in the blog

Many works have their own page in the blog, often with a photo and works nearby. For some, we also tell the story behind them. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons, always with the photographer's name and the licence.

A work is missing?

Tap “Suggest a place” on the map. The place is the centre of the map, so first move the map until the spot is in the middle. Then write what it is, and you can attach your own photo. The photo is made smaller on your phone and loses its GPS data in the process. Every suggestion is checked by hand before it appears on the map.

A photo of a work

You can send your own photo of any work. Tap the dot and then “More, and add a photo” or, if there is already a story, “Read the story”. At the bottom of the page you will find “Add a photo”. This photo, too, is made smaller on your phone, loses its GPS data and is checked by hand. After that it appears with your name and the date.