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Noah's Ark

Artist
Max von Mühlenen
Year
1938
Material
Painting on a wooden ceiling
Location
Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, 1st floor, hall ceiling

Background

The painting “Arche Noah” (Noah’s Ark) by Max von Mühlenen (1938) is on the wooden ceiling of the first-floor hall of the Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, Bern. Max von Mühlenen (1903–1971) was born in Bern and worked as a painter and glass painter. He learned glass painting from Louis Moilliet after returning to Switzerland in 1938. The restaurant lies in the Dählhölzli, the animal park of the city of Bern. Further details on the design of the painting are not yet documented.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (de): Max von Mühlenen · Wikipedia (de): Tierpark Bern

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Restaurant Dählhölzli, Tierparkweg 2, 1st floor, hall ceiling

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.