Thun-Panorama: The circular painting by Marquard Wocher

Thun-Panorama: Das Rundbild von Marquard Wocher
This exhibition is available in
German
Rich in detail, this picture takes a look at everyday life in Thun 200 years ago and, with its countless stories, becomes a hidden object picture for young and old alike.
The Basel artist Marquard Wocher created the first panorama of Switzerland in 1814. Fascinated by the Bernese Oberland, he designed a 38-metre-long circular painting of the small town of Thun and its surroundings, with views as far as the Bernese Oberland Alps. Rich in detail, this picture takes a look at everyday life in Thun 200 years ago and, with its countless stories, becomes a hidden object for young and old alike. Today, the panorama is the oldest circular picture in the world and is a deposit of the Gottfried Keller Foundation.

In the 2026 season, we are offering various special tours of the panorama painting by Marquard Wocher.

CHF 9.00 / 8.00
Children / young people up to 16 years, school classes and teachers: free of charge

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Adresse
Hofstettenstrasse 14
CH-3602
Thun
+41 33 225 84 20
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Events in this museum
Kunst zum Zmittag
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Short, low-threshold art viewing in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments at Café Thunerhof. With Adrien Rihs (art mediator). Admission incl. tour: CHF 10.00 / 8.00 Children / young people ...

Kunst zum Zmittag
Event

Short, low-threshold art viewing in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments at Café Thunerhof. With Adrien Rihs (art mediator). Admission incl. tour: CHF 10.00 / 8.00 Children / young people ...

Sabine Hertig (*1982) Untitled, 2025 Analoge Collage auf Papier 28 x 18 cm Courtesy die Künstlerin
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Guided tour and discussion with artists Sabine Hertig and Dirk Koy. The focus will be, among other things, on their collaborative video work *Exhibition³* (2025). Admission, including the guided tour ...

Sabine Hertig (*1982) Untitled, 2025 Analoge Collage auf Papier 28 x 18 cm Courtesy die Künstlerin
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Guided tour and discussion with Hans Gerber’s contemporaries. Admission (includes guided tour): CHF 10.00 / 8.00 Children and teens up to age 16, school groups, and teachers: free

Guckkasten-Workshop
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What world, what scene would you like to show in your peep box? After a brief tour of the exhibition, the group will walk (about 20 minutes) to the Kunstküche (the art education studio next to the ...

Thun-Panorama: Das Rundbild von Marquard Wocher
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Marquard Wocher's panoramic picture shows Thun in early summer, the time when most people traveled. But what was it like here in winter, before the advent of winter sports and the magic of mountain ...

Kunst zum Zmittag
Event

Short, low-threshold art viewing in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments at Café Thunerhof. With Adrien Rihs (art mediator). Admission incl. tour: CHF 10.00 / 8.00 Children / young people ...

Sabine Hertig (*1982) Untitled, 2025 Analoge Collage auf Papier 28 x 18 cm Courtesy die Künstlerin
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Guided tour for children and accompanying adults. A creative exploration of the exhibition with ideas for your own artistic projects. For children ages 4 and up. Admission including the guided tour ...

Sabine Hertig (*1982) Untitled, 2025 Analoge Collage auf Papier 28 x 18 cm Courtesy die Künstlerin
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To conclude the exhibition, Gwendolyn Masin (artistic director of the GAIA Music Festival) and Sabine Hertig invite visitors to a musical tour. The GAIA Chamber Orchestra will perform Caroline Shaw’s ...