Museum Franz Gertsch
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Museum Franz Gertsch
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In the spring/summer of 2025, the Franz Gertsch Museum, at the suggestion of the Cultural Commission of the Emmental Regional Conference, which has supported the museum since 2021, will present an ...
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This new type of woodcut from the 1920s to 1960s combines old tradition and technique with modern motifs, compositions and international themes.

The Museum Franz Gertsch exhibits a selection of Franz Gertsch’s early woodcuts from the 1940s and 1950s in the Cabinet.

During this exhibition period, large-format paintings and woodcuts by Franz Gertsch can be seen at the Museum Franz Gertsch. The exhibition focuses on portraits and nature pieces.

The Swiss painter and graphic and object artist Alois Lichtsteiner (*1950) will premiere a group of monumental works at the Museum Franz Gertsch which mark key moments in his painterly quest. The show ...