Galerie
Mark Müller

The Anniversary Exhibition “From Now On” focuses on the collection of the Art Museum Graubünden, shows specific peculiarities and develops perspectives for the future. In 1900 the Bündner Kunstverein began with the development of an art collection. In the meantime the collection includes about 8000 works from all fields of fine art from the 18th century up to the present, and reflects the medial diversity of artistic creation. Since its foundation it has been shaped by Graubünden’s specific cultural situation: This includes the influence of the alpine landscape as well as the interplay between emigration and tourism. Artists come and go, carry the exceptional into the world and bring the world to Graubünden. The history of art in Graubünden is characterised by a variety of significant figures and movements that have led to specific focal points. The aspiration is to keep the historically grown collection independent and unique. Therefore the existing priorities will be cultivated and expanded and new accents will be set.

The anniversary exhibition “From Now On” is spread out across the whole museum with both houses (Villa Planta and Extension Building). The highlights of the collection are thereby just as much in focus as the new acquisitions of the past years with which the collection was enlarged. A particular concern of the exhibition is its perspective into the future: “From Now On” does not only mean embedded locally, but also wants to show in what way the museum collection can be extended. For this purpose specific loan requests will be made and works commissioned.

Selected works from the collection of the Aargauer Kunsthaus on the upper and lower floors.