Kunstmuseum Bern - Zentrum Paul Klee
Exhibition: «Schwitters: On the Fringes of the Avant-Garde» (20.3.-21.6.2026)
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Dear media representatives,
Kurt Schwitters (1887, Hanover – 1948, Kendal, UK) ranks among the most influential and idiosyncratic figures in the history of modern art. Working on the fringes of the major modernist currents of his time, Schwitters remained an independent voice that remains strikingly relevant today. Schwitters: On the Fringes of the Avant-Garde is the first major museum exhibition devoted to his work in Switzerland in more than twenty years. It traces the extraordinary range of his œuvre across all stages of his career - from iconic Merz paintings, assemblages, and collages to an immersive reconstruction of the Hanover Merzbau, as well as lesser-known portraits, landscapes, and sculptures from his years in exile. The Zentrum Paul Klee also presents examples of his graphic and literary oeuvre, along with his activities as a publisher and writer. Taken together, the exhibition presents Schwitters as a radical innovator whose distinctive synthesis of art, architecture, design, and literature shaped generations of artists.
We cordially invite you to the media preview with Dr. Martin Waldmeier, curator of the exhibition, on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 10:00 at the Zentrum Paul Klee. Please register via press@zpk.org. If you are interested in an interview after the media tour, please let us know in advance for organisational reasons.
Please find the press kit as well as the press images for the exhibition in the press section on our website.
Warm regards,
Anne-Cécile Foulon
Head of Communication & Media relations
Kunstmuseum Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee
Press Office Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland, 3006 Bern press@zpk.org | +41 31 328 09 93 zpk.org
Individual visit of the exhibitions Admission to the exhibitions of the Zentrum Paul Klee is free for media representatives with a valid press card. Please fill in the accreditation form before your visit.