Emma Kunz Zentrum

Om museet

Emma Kunz (1892–1963) was known as a naturopath but described herself as a researcher. From 1938 she created large-format, strictly geometric drawings on graph paper in which she recorded her insights. In 1942, by her own account, she came across a healing stone, which she named AION A. She returned again and again to the grotto in a former Roman quarry near Würenlos in order, as she put it, to “recharge”.

Her body of work of around 600 sheets was first shown publicly in 1973, when the then director of the Aargauer Kunsthaus, Heiny Widmer, exhibited it. Exhibitions followed later in Düsseldorf, Paris, New York and many other cities; according to the foundation, the drawings have been shown in more than 50 museums.

The Emma Kunz Zentrum was founded in 1986 on the initiative of Anton C. Meier at the site where AION A was found, in order to preserve Emma Kunz’s legacy. The museum was inaugurated on 17 October 1991 and has since permanently displayed around 40 of her works in calm, bright rooms. A visit also includes the grotto, which can be entered for half an hour by prior appointment; from the end of November to mid-February it is lit by lanterns. The museum is run by the Emma Kunz Foundation, which also handles loan requests for her work.

Højdepunkter

• Around 40 drawings by Emma Kunz in the permanent exhibition
• Grotto in the former Roman quarry (by reservation only)
• Audio guide with Beat Schlatter
• Winter lantern lighting of the grotto
• Tea room

Permanente udstillinger

• Emma Kunz Museum – Around 40 large-format geometric drawings by Emma Kunz on graph paper, permanently on public display.
• Emma Kunz Grotte – Rock grotto in the former Roman quarry that Emma Kunz visited regularly; visits by reservation for half an hour each.

Grundlagt

1991

Ejer

Emma Kunz Stiftung

Entrépriser & rabatter

Payment by credit card, bank card, PostFinance card and Reka card, Twint or cash in CHF.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The grounds are only partly accessible for people with walking difficulties: the lower part of the museum is wheelchair accessible, while the upper part (1st floor) can only be reached by stairs. Visitors with reduced mobility should get in touch in advance so that the gate can be opened and the upper car park used. The grounds are dog-free and smoke-free; assistance dogs are permitted.

Børn og familie

Children aged 6 to 16 pay CHF 5; the centre lists group tours, including for family occasions, as family offerings.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Wi-fi

Tea room with coffee, tea, water and biscuits; guest Wi-Fi. Picnicking is not permitted on the grounds.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Så vidt vi ved, udlejer museet ikke lokaler til eksterne arrangementer.

The grotto and grounds may not be used for external courses or ceremonies.

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