Hilti Art Foundation
Private museum in Vaduz with works of classical modernism and art after 1945, in association with the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.
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About the museum
Members of the Hilti family have been collecting art since the 1970s. In 1997 the systematic building up of a high-level collection began, and a year later the Hilti Art Foundation was established for it. It combines the collection of the Martin Hilti Family Trust with the private collection of Caroline and Michael Hilti, and today comprises more than 500 paintings, sculptures, works on paper and photographs.
The focus areas are European classical modernism from roughly 1880 to 1950 and art after the Second World War up to the present. Expressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism, Concrete Art, Zero and Minimal Art belong here, as does abstract painting after 1980. The foundation owns several works each by artists such as Max Beckmann, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Sean Scully and Sophie Taeuber-Arp.
To present the collection to a wide audience, the foundation opened its own museum building next to the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein in 2015. The building by the Basel architects Morger + Dettli forms an ensemble with the neighboring building: both are made of polished concrete, but the Hilti building is light and the Kunstmuseum is kept dark. Access is through a shared foyer. Three large galleries with different lighting show changing presentations from the collection, sometimes supplemented by loans from other museums. Since 2025 there has also been a growing media guide.
Highlights
- Classical modernism and art after 1945, with works by Picasso, Klee, Kirchner, Giacometti and Beckmann
- More than 500 works from a private foundation collection
- Museum building by Morger + Dettli (2015) next to the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
- One ticket for the Hilti Art Foundation and the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
- Free media guide with music, interviews and curators’ commentary
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Hilti Art Foundation (Stiftung)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | CHF 15 |
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| Reduced | CHF 10AHV/IV pensioners, students, apprentices, groups of 10 or more (per person), members of the Ö1 Club |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 16 · Free admission up to age 16 |
| Seniors | CHF 10AHV/IV pensioners |
| Students & apprentices | CHF 10Students and apprentices |
| Groups (10+ people) | CHF 10 per person |
Free admission: Admission is free every Wednesday (including for public events and educational programs); admission is also free on August 15 (National Day).
One ticket is valid for the Hilti Art Foundation and the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; admission is through the shared entrance and ticket area. Because of the exhibition renovation at the Kunstmuseum, reduced admission prices apply until October 29, 2026; the Hilti Art Foundation remains open as usual.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Vaduz, Post
By train to Sargans (CH), Buchs SG (CH) or Feldkirch (A), then by bus to Vaduz.
By car
Parking available
Zentrum parking lot and parking garage directly next to the museum (access via Äulestrasse), plus bicycle and bus parking; the Äulestrasse parking lot and the Marktplatz garage are a few meters away.
By car from Switzerland, take the A13 motorway to the Vaduz exit; from Austria, take the A14 to Feldkirch and continue to Vaduz.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Café in the Kunstmuseum with a terrace (shared foyer): Wednesday to Friday 9:00–21:00, Saturday to Tuesday 9:00–18:00; sushi and light Japanese dishes.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | The media guide (developed with tonwelt, Berlin) is free: on your own smartphone or as a loan device at the museum ticket desk. |
