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Art walk Lorraine

From school buildings in the Lorraine across the bridge, past the station, to the Bundeshaus and the Kunstmuseum: this walk through Bern passes 40 works.

By Richard Červenka · 3 min read · updated 1 November 2026

The stone figure of a seated woman with a deer at the bridgehead of the Lorrainebrücke, the Schützenmatte behind.
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The City of Bern has grouped its artworks in public space into walks. One of them starts in the Lorraine. The order below comes from the city's open data. You see works from almost 300 years: a work in the inner courtyard of the Burgerspittel from the 18th century, monuments, fountains, reliefs and new works from 2023.

The stops

  1. Lederstrumpf, Serge Brignoni, 1955–1959. Schulhaus Steckgut (school), Lorrainestrasse 84.
  2. Untitled, Artist unknown, Year unknown. Former toilet building, Lorrainestrasse 33b.
  3. innen zu aussen / aussen zu innen, Beat Feller, 2017. Schulhaus Lorraine (school), Lorrainestrasse 33.
  4. Weitwürfe, Kotscha Reist and Sibylla Walpen, 2007. Schulhaus Breitenrain (school), Breitenrainstrasse 42, courtyard facade.
  5. Suspended Sound Line, Max Neuhaus, 1999. gibb vocational school, Lorrainestrasse 5c.
  6. C-Figur, Bernhard Luginbühl, after 1958. gibb vocational school, Lorrainestrasse 1.
  7. Lorraine-Ring, Vaclav Pozarek, 1980. gibb vocational school, lawn, Lorrainestrasse 1.
  8. Männlicher Akt, Walter Linck, 1940. gibb vocational school, open ground floor, Lorrainestrasse 1.
  9. Gazelle, Willy Vuilleumier, 1935. Entrance to the Botanical Garden, Lorrainebrücke.
  10. Text work from the series “Nischen”, Tine Melzer, 2023. Nordring.
  11. Weibliche Figur mit Reh, Paul Kunz, 1936. Bridgehead Lorrainebrücke / Schützenmatte.
  12. Männliche Figur mit Hund, Paul Kunz, 1936. Bridgehead Lorrainebrücke / Schützenmatte.
  13. Herzschlag, Christine Sieber, Christian Schweingruber, Heinz Wittwer and Reto Stolz, 2001. Forecourt of the Reitschule, Neubrückstrasse 8.
  14. Sessel, Bett, Teppich, Mariann Grunder, 1996. University of Bern, Uni Engehalde, courtyard, Neubrückstrasse 10.
  15. Space Invader, Invader, around 2000. Corner of Speichergasse / Bollwerk, facade.
  16. Christophorus, Bernhard Luginbühl, 1986. Burgerspital, Bahnhofplatz 2.
  17. Untitled, Artist unknown, 1732–1742. Burgerspittel, inner courtyard.
  18. Denkmal Adrian von Bubenberg, Max Leu, 1892. Bubenbergplatz / Hirschengraben.
  19. Blaudrossel, Hermann Haller, 1922. Hirschengraben, Widmann monument.
  20. Chribu, Ueli Berger, 1986. Die Mobiliar, Bundesgasse 35.
  21. Schwanenbrunnen, Heinz Schwarz, 1956. Schwanengasse 11.
  22. Säulengruppe, Marcel Wyss, 1981. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Schwarztorstrasse 48, corner of Haslerstrasse / Belpstrasse.
  23. Untitled, Marcel Perincioli, 1974. SRF building, Schwarztorstrasse 21.
  24. Weibliche Allegorien (Das Vermitteln, Das Sprechen, Das Hören), Karl Schenk, 1949. SRF building, Schwarztorstrasse 21.
  25. Florabrunnen, Otto Roos and Jakob August Heer, 1914. Floraanlage park, corner of Sulgeneck- / Schwarztorstrasse.
  26. Zwei Arbeiter, Etienne Didier Alphonse Perincioli, 1930. EWB, Sulgeneckstrasse 18.
  27. Weltpostdenkmal, René de Saint-Marceaux, 1909. Kleine Schanze, park.
  28. Denkmal Oskar Bider, Hermann Haller, 1922. Kleine Schanze, hill.
  29. Büste Johannes Niggeler, Karl Alfred Lanz, 1873. Park on Bundesgasse, end of Europapromenade.
  30. Grosse Vase, Etienne Didier Alphonse Perincioli, 1921. Kleine Schanze, Bundesgasse.
  31. Badende, Hermann Hubacher, 1923. Bundesterrasse.
  32. Das Gleichgewicht der Dinge, George Steinmann, 1992. Bundesgasse by the funicular, between Bernerhof and Bundeshaus West.
  33. Bernabrunnen, Raphael Georg Jakob Christen, 1858. Bundesgasse, level with the Bundeshaus.
  34. Tilo, Renée Levi, 2023. Bundeshaus, pediment.
  35. Persönlichkeiten der Berner Geschichte, Robert Dorer, 1871. Berner Kantonalbank, Bundesplatz.
  36. Novarra, Landsknechtfigur mit Bär, Walter Linck, 1937. Bärenplatzbrunnen, Bärenplatz.
  37. Meret-Oppenheim-Brunnen, Meret Oppenheim, 1983. Waisenhausplatz.
  38. Obsternte, Cuno Amiet, 1936. Kunstmuseum Bern, Hodlerstrasse 8, facade.
  39. Fischer und Familie, Luigi Zanini, 1945. Hodlerstrasse 5.
  40. Die Malerei, die Bildhauerei und die Architektur, Karl Alfred Lanz, 1895. Facade of the Kunstmuseum, Hodlerstrasse 12.

Good to know

The route is long. You do not have to walk it in one go: at the station you can easily take a break, or stop and continue on another day. Some works stand on school grounds, in courtyards or on facades. Please be considerate of what is going on there. On the map “Kunst in Bern” you can see all the stops.

Also worth reading

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”), © OpenStreetMap contributors. Text: Richard Červenka, Bärn Kit. Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.