MINUSIO
Fondazione Museo Mecrì
The Foundation is located in a renovated, century-old building in the Mondacce neighbourhood of Minusio. The collection consists mainly of works by Aldo Crivelli and his considerable archives and came into being thanks to his daughter, Ilaria Merlini-Crivelli. The exhibition work intends to acknowledge Aldo Crivelli’s important heritage, as well as offer exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
Fondazione Museo Mecrì
Via Mondacce 207
6648 Minusio
+41 91 745 20 88
Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday: 14.00–17.00
Sunday: 10.00–12.00 | 14.00–17.00
Access
Bus line 323
MINUSIO
Centro Elisarion
Since 1981 the Elisarion has been promoting a rich programme of cultural events. The building, originally conceived as a temple devoted to Klarismus, was built in 1927 by the painter and writer Elisàr von Kupffer and the philosopher and historian of religions Eduard von Mayer. The celebrated painting Il Chiaro mondo dei beati, removed during the renovation work, can be seen in the pavilion of the same name at Monte Verità.
Centro Elisarion
Via Rinaldo Simen 3
CP 8
6648 Minusio
+41 91 743 66 71
Access
Bus line 311
The museum is currently closed for restoration work.
LOCARNO
Fondazione Ghisla Art Collection
The Foundation exhibits the contemporary art collection belonging to the Ghisla spouses, which includes masterpieces by the great masters of the past eighty years, amongst whom the names of Basquiat, Miró, Magritte, Picasso, Botero, Haring, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Mathieu, Fontana, Christo & Jeanne-Claude stand out in particular. On the Foundation’s premises, temporary exhibitions alternating Swiss and international artists are also organized.
Fondazione Ghisla Art Collection
Via Antonio Ciseri 3
6600 Locarno
+41 91 751 01 52
Opening hours
March 19– October 31, 2023
Wednesday – Sunday: 13.30 –18.00
November 1, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Wednesday – Sunday: 13.30 –17.30
Access
Bus lines 1 | 3 | 4 | 7
LOCARNO
Fondazione Remo Rossi
The objective of the Foundation is to conserve and promote the work of the Locarno sculptor Remo Rossi, also by relaunching the artistic community he conceived in the 1960s. The venue is the artist’s home, where exhibitions linked to the figure of Rossi and his artist friends are organised and where it is possible to consult the rich art library and documents from the archives.
Fondazione Remo Rossi
Via F. Rusca 8
6600 Locarno
+41 91 751 21 66
Opening hours
Wednesday, Thursday: 09.00–11.30
Friday: 14.00 –17.30
Saturday : 09.00 –11.30
Access
Bus lines 1 | 3 | 4 | 7
LOCARNO
Museo Casa Rusca
The Museum is located in a typical eighteenth-century home, overlooking Piazza Sant’Antonio in Locarno. Following careful renovation work, in the 1980s the building was put to use as a museum which, since 1987, has regularly hosted temporary exhibitions by international artists, as well as showings devoted to local painters and sculptors.
Museo Casa Rusca
Piazza Sant’Antonio 1
6600 Locarno
+41 91 756 31 85
Opening hours
April 1–November 5, 2023
Tuesday–Sunday: 10.00 –16.30
Access
Bus lines 3 | 7
LOCARNO
Museo Casorella
The Museum, situated alongside the Visconteo Castle offers a permanent home to the City Art Collection. On exhibition are a selection of works from the Jean and Marguerite Arp donation, including works by the great artist from Alsace and fellow artists close to him. A series of paintings by Filippo Franzoni are exhibited on the second floor, and in the outside spaces sculptures by Max Bill can be viewed.
Museo Casorella
Via Bartolomeo Rusca 5
6600 Locarno
+41 91 756 31 80
Opening hours
January 1–December 31, 2023
Tuesday–Sunday: 10.00 –16.30
Access
Bus lines 1 | 3 | 4 | 7
LOCARNO-SOLDUNO
Fondazione Marguerite Arp
Created in 1988 by Marguerite Arp-Hagenbach, Jean Arp’s widow, the Foundation is located in the artist’s studio-home and houses most of Jean and Marguerite Arp’s collection, the archives and a library. In 2014 the historical complex was enhanced by a new building – designed by the architects Gigon & Guyer – with an exhibition space open to the public.
Fondazione Marguerite Arp
Via alle Vigne 46
6600 Locarno–Solduno
+41 91 751 25 43
Opening hours
April 9–November 5, 2023
Sunday: 14.00 –18.00
Out of hours guided tours by appointment.
Access
Bus line 315
ASCONA
Museo Castello San Materno
The Museum exhibits the art collection of the Kurt and Barbara Alten Foundation for Culture, which includes works by artists from the German-language area active in the 19th and 20th centuries: the impressionists Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann, the artists of the Worpswede colony and the representatives of the Brücke and the Blaue Reiter. Each year, in collaboration with the Alten Foundation, temporary exhibitions are organised.
Museo Castello San Materno
Via Losone 10
6612 Ascona
+41 91 759 81 60
Opening hours
June–December 2023
Thursday– Saturday : 10.00 –12.00 | 14.00 –17.00
Sunday and holidays : 14.00 –16.00
Access
Bus lines 1 | 5
ASCONA
Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna
Founded in 1922, thanks to the artists of the historical avant-gardes who took refuge in Ascona, it houses the Municipal Art Collection, enhanced by endowments from Carl Weidemeyer, Charlotte Bara and Anna Iduna Zehnder. It highlights the collection of the Marianne Werefkin Foundation, artist of the Blaue Reiter, and collaborates with the Richard and Uli Seewald Foundation. It organises historical and contemporary exhibitions in keeping with Monte Verità’s exceptional history.
Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna
Via Borgo 34
6612 Ascona
+41 91 759 81 40
Opening hours
April 2023– January 2024
Tuesday – Saturday: 10.00 –12.00 | 14.00 –17.00
Sunday and holidays : 10.30 –12.30
Access
Bus lines 1 | 5
ASCONA
Fondazione Rolf Gérard
The Foundation is located in the old town centre of Ascona and is fortunate to avail itself of a considerable body of work by Rolf Gérard (1909‒2011). Not only paintings and drawings using various techniques but also numerous sketches and designs for opera and theatre performances. The Foundation’s three available exhibition rooms house works not only by Rolf Gérard but also by outside artists.
Fondazione Rolf Gérard
Via Carrà dei Nasi 1
6612 Ascona
+41 91 791 19 82
Access
Bus lines 1 | 5
The Gérard Foundation will remain closed in favour of the Epper Foundation since they share the same building.
ASCONA
Fondazione Ignaz
e Mischa Epper
The purpose of the Foundation, situated in the old town centre of Borgo di Ascona, is to conserve and exhibit the work of Ignaz and Mischa Epper. Ignaz Epper (1892‒1969) is one of the leading exponents of Swiss expressionism, whilst Mischa Epper (1901‒1978) was a sculptress and graphic artist. The Foundation’s three available exhibition rooms house works not only by Ignaz and Mischa Epper, but also by outside artists.
Fondazione Ignaz e Mischa Epper
Via Carrà dei Nasi 1
6612 Ascona
+41 91 791 19 42
Opening hours
April 1 – October 29, 2023
Wednesday – Sunday: 14.00 – 17.00
Access
Bus lines 1 | 5
ASCONA
Fondazione Monte Verità
Monte Verità is a place of exceptional cultural value. In the course of the 20th century, few other places have hosted such a great number of artists, writers, philosophers and dancers, attracted by the mild climate and the desire to discover like-minded people, with whom to share a path of artistic and spiritual searching. The history and individuals that have inhabited this place come back to life in the Museum.
Fondazione Monte Verità
Strada Collina 84
6612 Ascona
+41 91 785 40 40
Opening hours
March 30–November 1, 2023
Access
Bus line 5
The museum complex consists of: Casa Anatta, Casa Selma, Casa dei Russi, Elisarion Pavilion. The opening hours are available on the Foundation website.
INTRAGNA
Museo Regionale delle Centovalli e del Pedemonte
In four rooms on the third floor of the sixteenth-century Casa Maggetti, home to the ethnographic Museum since 1989, art exhibitions are regularly hosted, giving priority to works by local artists. The exhibitions are a showcase of artistic expression on the territory and contribute to extending and deepening the bond between the resident population and the artists in the region.
Museo Centovalli e Pedemonte
Casa Maggetti
6655 Intragna
+41 91 796 25 77
Opening hours
March 31–October 29, 2023
Tuesday – Thursday: 14.00 – 18.00
Friday – Saturday: 09.30 –12.30 | 14.00–18.00
Sunday: 14.00–18.00
Access
Train line 620
PECCIA
Centro Internazionale di Scultura
The Centro is a place of encounter for sculptors from all over the world and for anyone interested in three-dimensional art. The complex comprises a large building for exhibitions and conferences and for activities organised by sponsors, as well as five studios for artists. It also includes a modern work area.
Centro Internazionale di Scultura
6695 Peccia
+41 91 760 80 80
Opening hours
June 4– October 30, 2023
Tuesday – Sunday: 13.00– 17.00
Access
Bus lines 315 + 334
