Kunst(Zeug)Haus

Om museet

The building in Rapperswil-Jona was originally constructed as an arsenal for weapons and ammunition in the style of a granary, based on plans by Hans Kindlimann and executed by master builder Friedrich Straub. Initial extensions followed as early as 1905. The patented small bunker in the forecourt, designed by Gottfried Schindler, still recalls its military use.

The foundation of the museum is the collection of Elisabeth and Peter Bosshard, who, over 47 years starting in 1971, tracked down young positions in the Swiss art scene and followed established artists. In 2006 they contributed the entire collection to the Stiftung Kunst(Zeug)Haus. In 2008 the roughly 2,600-square-meter building was converted into a museum according to plans by the Zurich architects Isa Stürm and Urs Wolf, with a light-filled exhibition hall under a curved roof on the upper floor.

Today the collection comprises around 7,000 works by about 800 Swiss artists since 1950. Around seven exhibitions are shown each year. On the first floor, a thematic collection exhibition complements the program, and the platform "Seitenwagen" often gives artists under 30 their first museum exhibition. A special feature is the Robinson Library with around 4,000 Robinsonades (Robinson Crusoe-style tales).

Højdepunkter

• Former arsenal with museum conversion from 2008
• Bosshard Collection with around 7,000 works of Swiss art since 1950
• Light-filled exhibition hall on the upper floor
• Robinson Library with around 4,000 Robinsonades
• "Seitenwagen" platform for young artists
• Café, museum shop and children's corner

Permanent udstilling

• Robinson-Bibliothek – A library of around 4,000 Robinsonades, an island amid modern art that invites visitors to immerse themselves in other worlds.

Grundlagt

2008

Ejer

Stiftung Kunst(Zeug)Haus

Ledelse

Céline Gaillard, Simone Kobler

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Free admission for everyone on the first Saturday of every month

Free admission for, among others, friends and patrons of the Kunst(Zeug)Haus, holders of the Swiss Museum Pass, Raiffeisen Plus members, members of Aica, ICOM, kklick, VKKS, VMS and Visarte, members of the Kunstverein St. Gallen, the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen and the Kunstgesellschaft Luzern, holders of the Carte d'amitié of the Kunstmuseum/Kunsthalle Appenzell, and people with residence permits N, F, S or B. The museum is a TiM museum and welcomes TiM tandems.

Tilgængelighed

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

Museum and café are step-free; the entrance is at ground level. The exhibition rooms on two floors are reachable by a wheelchair-accessible elevator (138 x 98 cm). Accessible toilet on the first floor, next to the women's restrooms. Free accessible parking spaces in the east of the arsenal grounds; companions can drop passengers directly in front of the entrance. Special tours for people with visual impairments are offered.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Legeplads / legehjørne

Free art discovery sheet for the collection exhibition, a small painting table in the café, a drawing table in the children's corner, and "Vermittlungsmäuse" (mediator mice) with search games as part of the Musa program. Children's vernissages, storytelling hours and workshops under the title Kinder(Kunst)Haus take place at irregular intervals.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Café with drinks, cake, pastries and ice cream, and a museum shop with art books, magazines, postcards and small gifts. The café and shop are accessible without an admission ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 100 personer.

Exhibition room on the first floor (30–50 people), upper-floor exhibition room (up to 100 people), workshop room (40–70 people for aperitifs and dinner), Robinson Library (up to 12 people) and foyer for aperitifs. Events are also possible outside opening hours.

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