Alexandre Calame’s painting is firmly rooted in the romantic tradition. Find out more about his painting of the Eiger and why this artist from western Switzerland traveled to the Bernese Oberland.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Alexandre Calame (1810 – 1864), The Grand Eiger, 1844

The Kunstmuseum Bern focuses strongly on art by female artists such as Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Louise Bourgeois and Marina Abramovic. Besides its permanent collection, the Kunstmuseum Bern additionally shows themed and large monographic exhibitions.

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