Fondation Beyeler

The Fondation Beyeler is a museum of modern and contemporary art founded in 1997 by the art collectors and gallery owners Ernst and Hildy Beyeler. The collection includes over 400 Classical Modern and contemporary works as well as ethnographic art. The museum building in the idyllic Berower Park was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Over 7.5 million people from all over the world have visited the Fondation Beyeler since it opened. With between 300,000 and 400,000 visitors a year, it is the most visited art museum in Switzerland.