Museum Franz Gertsch

The art of Franz Gertsch and temporary exhibitions

Opened in 2002 and extended in 2019, the Museum Franz Gertsch, with its very clear rooms entirely given to art, is dedicated to the internationally renowned Swiss artist Franz Gertsch. In addition to the art of Franz Gertsch, the museum, located in Burgdorf near Bern, regularly shows temporary exhibitions presenting a broad spectrum of contemporary art. Companions as well as comparable younger positions from Switzerland and abroad, but also contrasting approaches to reality are the exhibition themes; the interface of painting and photography forms another focus. The core of the museum collection is formed by the large-format woodcuts printed on Japanese paper and the monumental paintings by Franz Gertsch from 1986 onwards. The permanently exhibited cycle of the Four Seasons, created between 2007 and 2011, is unique.

Museum Franz Gertsch
Robert Zandvliet. The Painting is a Door
Sa, 21.03.2026 – Su, 30.08.2026

An extensive solo exhibition at the Museum Franz Gertsch showcases the oeuvre of the Dutch painter Robert Zandvliet (*1970) by bringing together the most important groups of works he created over the past 15 years in an exemplary dialogue. “The Painting is a Door” provides an impressive insight into the Haarlem-based artist’s pictorial explorations at the interface between abstraction and representationalism. The show is accompanied by a comprehensive monograph.

 

Museum Franz Gertsch
Franz Gertsch. Iron Bed and Trumpet, Family and Couples
Sa, 21.03.2026 – Su, 30.08.2026

The exhibition in room 1 of the Museum Franz Gertsch comprises paintings, collages, a linocut, and drawings Franz Gertsch created between 1965 and 1969. The museum is happy to have been entrusted with the works “Der grosse Spielmann” (=The Big Musician) and “O mein Papa” (=Oh My Papa) (both 1966) from the art collections of the Canton and the City of Bern, as well as “Paar” (=Couple) (1968) from the municipality of Bolligen on permanent loan. For the first time, these works can now be presented in the context of other pieces from this period. 

 

Leanne Picthall I'll go over later, on my bike., 2026 Öl auf Leinwand / Oil on canvas 113 x 85 cm Besitz der Künstlerin / Property of the artist © Leanne Picthall
Museum Franz Gertsch
Leanne Picthall. Meaning So Well
Sa, 21.03.2026 – Su, 30.08.2026

The young painter Leanne Picthall (*1999) from Western Switzerland is showing her most recent oils on canvas in the Cabinet of the Museum Franz Gertsch. This is her first solo exhibition in a museum.