Museum of Fine Arts Bern

The Kunstmuseum Bern focuses strongly on art by female artists such as Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Louise Bourgeois and Marina Abramovic. Besides its permanent collection, the Kunstmuseum Bern additionally shows themed and large monographic exhibitions.

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Alfred Sisley (1839 – 1899), Storr's Rock, Langland Bay – Morning, 1897

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

11/02/14 • 3 min

On his last trip to Wales, the English painter Alfred Sisley executed a series of views of the coastline. The paintings leave an impression of eternity and, at the same time, express the singularity of the moment. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

Félix Vallotton (1865 – 1925) Woman Reading, 1906

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

08/02/13 • 2 min

Allowing us a view of her private sphere, a young woman sits in a sparsely furnished room of a middle-class household while reading intently. The Swiss artist Felix Vallotton explored the subject of a reading woman in a variety of ways with diverse models sitting for him. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Franz Marc (1880-1916) Blaues Pferd II (Blue Horse II), 1911

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

07/05/13 • 3 min

Already early in his artistic career, Franz Marc was intensely fascinated by the world of animals—and felt a strong bond to them. We can palpably perceive this in Blaues Pferd II, where viewers have the impression that they experience the world from the perspective of a horse. Learn more about Franz Marc’s development as an artist and the different stages of his artistic career. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Arnold Böcklin - Spring Day 1883

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

10/18/11 • 2 min

Learn more about these two lovers who meet on a spring day in the garden of an Italian country house. The renowned Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin was a prominent symbolist artist. From the podcast series on the highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern Collection.

Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947), In a Southern Garden, around 1914

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

07/04/14 • 3 min

Pierre Bonnard's most common motifs are brightly lit gardens and landscapes, colourful still lifes and initmate female nudes. The woman relaxing and dozing in the deckchair represents his muse, life partner and future wife Marthe. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Juan Gris: The Album, 1926

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

02/01/13 • 3 min

Juan Gris reduced figures and objects to their basic forms and shapes in his paintings. He also combined motifs such as guitars, drinking glasses, and pieces of fruit in ever new compositions. Juan Gris belongs to the leading representatives of cubism together with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

August Macke (1887-1914), Garden Restaurant, 1912

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

11/29/13 • 3 min

August Macke was one of the renowned expressonist artists. In the year our picture was painted, he was living in Bonn, joined the "Blue Rider" group of artists in Munich and visited the painter Robert Delaunay in Paris with Franz Marc. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Joseph Werner the Younger (1637 – 1710), Odysseus outwits Achilles, who is dressed as a young woman, in the palace of King Lycomedes, 1678

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

11/17/13 • 3 min

Learn more about how Odysseus outwitted Achilles and also why the artist Joseph Werner was among the most important painters and sparkling personalities in 17th-century Bern. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Albrecht Kauw (1616 – 1681), Still Life with Fish and Seated Girl, around 1660/1665

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

10/04/13 • 3 min

The famous Bern artist Albrecht Kauw presents in his still life a rich selection of fish as we might have found served in a patrician household during his lifetime. Kauw follows Netherlandish painting in his art while depicting the lifestyle and situation of the proud Bernese landowners. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.

Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989), Atavisms of Twilight (Compulisive Idea) 1933

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

10/04/15 • 3 min

Dali’s cryptic painting is based on a picture executed by Millet. The famous surrealist transformed the idyllic landscape into a scene of horror, filling it with macabre eroticism.

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How many episodes does Museum of Fine Arts Bern have?

Museum of Fine Arts Bern currently has 48 episodes available.

What topics does Museum of Fine Arts Bern cover?

The podcast is about Visual Arts, Museum, Design, Podcasts and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Museum of Fine Arts Bern?

The episode title 'Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), Mrs. Misia Natanson at the Piano, 1897' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Museum of Fine Arts Bern?

The average episode length on Museum of Fine Arts Bern is 3 minutes.

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Episodes of Museum of Fine Arts Bern are typically released every 28 days.

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The first episode of Museum of Fine Arts Bern was released on Oct 18, 2011.

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