Alberto Giacometti Museum
Museum in the vaulted cellar of the Pensiun Aldier in Sent, with more than 200 exhibits on the printed graphic work of Alberto Giacometti from the Carlos Gross collection.
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About the museum
The museum is located in the Pensiun Aldier on the village square of Sent. The building has operated as a hotel since 1865; it was initially called Rhaetia and later Rezia. Since 2012 it has belonged to the Gross family, who had it thoroughly renovated. The current name is made up of the first syllables of the first names of the artists to whom the hotel is dedicated: Alberto and Diego Giacometti and Ernst Scheidegger.
In the vaulted cellar, the museum displays the public collection that hotelier Carlos Gross assembled over more than 25 years. It comprises almost the complete printed graphic work of the Bregaglia-born artist Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), with lithographs and etchings, including rare trial proofs without an edition. In addition, there are nearly all of the artists’ books Giacometti contributed to, two original lithographic stones and the model of a plaster bowl. A book about the collection was published by Scheidegger & Spiess in 2016; since 2017 the collection has been expanded with further works and the artists’ books.
The hotel also displays bronzes and a tapestry by Diego Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti’s brother and most important collaborator. A collection of signed black-and-white photographs by Ernst Scheidegger, the photographer and friend of the artist, is partly accessible in the public areas of the building.
Highlights
- More than 200 exhibits on Alberto Giacometti’s printed graphic work
- Rare trial proofs and an almost complete collection of his artists’ books
- Two original lithographic stones and the model of a plaster bowl
- Bronzes and a tapestry by Diego Giacometti
- Black-and-white photographs by Ernst Scheidegger in the hotel
- Exhibition rooms in the vaulted cellar of a hotel dating from 1865
Permanent exhibition
- Alberto Giacometti – Die Sammlung – Lithographs, etchings, trial proofs and artists’ books in the vaulted cellar give a comprehensive overview of Alberto Giacometti’s graphic work, supplemented by lithographic stones and the model of a plaster bowl.
- Operated by
- Aldier AG (Pensiun Aldier)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | CHF 10 |
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Admission is free during the stay for overnight guests of the Pensiun Aldier.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Sent, Plaz
By Rhaetian Railway (RhB) to Scuol-Tarasp, then by PostBus from Scuol to Sent, to the Plaz stop.
By car
Parking available
Parking at the hotel or on the village square; free parking at the village exit and by the sports ground.
By car via the Engadinerstrasse H27, about 30 minutes from the south portal of the Vereinatunnel.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
Restaurant and lounge of the Pensiun Aldier in the same building. The books about the collection and about Ernst Scheidegger’s photographs can be ordered by email.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum is also open to visitors who are not staying at the hotel. Further originals hang in the hotel’s rooms and public areas, including works by Giacometti, Miró, Arp, Braque, Chillida, Le Corbusier, Scheidegger and Doisneau. |
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