1.3. – 24.5.2026
Das Jahr der Sammlung (The Year of the Collection): Prologue
With Cornelis Bega, Isabelle Cornaro, Severin Benz, Nanette Genoud, Rudolf J. Hefti, David Hockney, Andrea Iten, Tobias Kaspar, Alfred Kolb, Zoe Leonard, Urs Lüthi, Bessie Nager, Viktor Tobler, Ottilie Wilhelmine Roederstein, Robert Ryman, Vanessa Safavi, Gustav Schneeli, Alexander Soldenhoff, Stefan Wagner, Jakob Wäch, unknown artist
Opening: February 28, 2026, 6 pm
A selection of works from the collection will be presented in the basement level of the Kunsthaus Glarus, with a critical focus on representations of the body and bodily images. The presentation is the prelude to a year-long collection event that will be shown in different formats, including a large exhibition covering the entire Kunsthaus Glarus in autumn 2026.
(Events)
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 06.00 PM
Opening: Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi, Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah, Nolan Lucidi, Das Jahr der Sammlung (The Year of the Collection): Prologue
6:00 pm – Opening
6:30 pm – Speech by director Annette Amberg and president of the Glarner Kunstverein Kaspar Marti, accompanied by a children's tour with Mara Danz (art education)
Followed by soup, drinks, and music by Oblique
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 01.00 PM
Art & Coffee
30-minute exhibition tour with Annette Amberg and Mara Danz followed by coffee and cake.
The tour is included in the admission price and is held in German.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 06.00 PM
Sammlungseinblick (Insight into the collection) with Maja Wismer
Maja Wismer has been Head of Collection and Research at Kunsthaus Zürich since July 2025. Previously, she was responsible for the department of Art after 1960 and Contemporary Art at Kunstmuseum Basel. As part of the curatorial team, she conceived the Basel edition of the groundbreaking exhibition "When We See Us: A Century of Pan-African Figuration" (2024) by Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. She also curated solo exhibitions by Andrea Büttner (2023) and Carrie Mae Weems (2023) and was responsible for group exhibitions and other projects such as Ruth Buchanan's intensive engagement with the collection, "Heute Nacht geträumt" (2022). Before her time in Basel, she worked on projects on modern and contemporary art at Kunsthaus Glarus (Of Objects, Fields, and Mirrors, 2010), the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Liste Art Fair Basel, and Survival Kit in Riga.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 01.00 PM
Art & Coffee
30-minute guided exhibition tour with coffee and cake with Annette Amberg.
The tour is included in the admission price and is held in German.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 03.00 PM
Afternoon for kids: Designing bags with Mara Danz
In the current exhibitions, we explore materials, colors, and shapes that tell stories about memory, identity, and belonging. Using fabrics, threads, ribbons, buttons, and found materials, you will capture your impressions on a fabric bag — by knotting, weaving, and gluing.
For children aged 6 and teenagers. Free admission.
Information and advance registration by May 3 at info@kunsthausglarus.ch
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 01.00 PM
Art & Coffee
30-minute guided exhibition tour with coffee and cake.
The tour is included in the admission price and is held in German.
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