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Emil Georg Bührle Collection

Zollikerstrasse 172, CH-8008 Zürich, Tel: +41 (0) 44 422 0086, E-mail: info@buehrle.ch, Website: www.buehrle.ch, Open: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun, 2-5 pm
As one of Europe's most important 20th-century private art collections, the museum showcases works acquired by local industrialist E. G Bührle (1890-1956), with a central theme exploring the gradual evolution of new artistic freedoms gained from Impressionism onwards.

Along with Modernist works and a number of 19th-century French pieces, the collection includes sections devoted to earlier periods (in particular works by 17th century Dutch masters and Italian paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries).

Housed in a villa adjoining Emil Bührle's former home, highlights include Paul Cézanne's "Landscape in Provence", Camille Pissaro's "Road from Versailles to Louveciennes" and a self-portrait from 1887 of Vincent van Gogh.

Kunsthalle Zürich

Limmatstrasse 270, CH-8005 Zürich, Tel: +41 (0) 44 272 1515, E-mail: info@kunsthallzurich.ch, Website: www.kunsthallezurich.ch, Open: noon-6pm Tue, Wed, Fri, noon-8pm Thu, 11am-5pm Sat/Sun, Closed on Monday.
Founded in 1985 to compliment the Kunsthaus Zürich, the "Verein Kunsthalle Zürich" focuses mainly on temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

In May 1996, the Kunsthalle moved to its current premises in the former Löwenbräu brewery, simultaneously combining with the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art to provide an attractive showcase for young artists.

The Kunsthalle often shows work not yet familiar to a broad public but of international importance and, as a rule, consist of one-person exhibitions designed in close cooperation with the artist.

Kunsthaus Zürich

Heimplatz 1, CH-8001 Zurich, Tel: +41 (0)44 253 8484, Fax: +41 (0)44 253 8433, Website: www.kunsthaus.ch, Open: Tue–Thu 10am–9pm, Fri–Sun, 10am–5pm, Monday closed, Admission: CHF 10 adults, CHF 6 concessions, Tram to 3, 5, 8 and 9 to << Kunsthaus >>
Widely regarded as Switzerland's top museum for art, The Kunsthaus focuses upon works from the 19th and 20th centuries for its permanent collection, while at least 10 permanent exhibitions take place here annually. As well as paintings by Cézanne, Degas, Monet and Rodin, you'll find modern collections from the likes of Chagall, Lipschitz, Marini and Mondrian, while the gallery also owns the largest collection of works by Norwegian artist Edward Munch outside of Scandanavia.

Arguably of most interest to first-time visitors are the collections of Swiss art, which include the inspirational sculptures of Alberto Giacometti, along with a number of works by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741–1825), who was known for bringing the 'Sturm und Drang' movement to Zurich, whilst also being familiar to English speakers as the 'British artist'.

The building itself, along with Rodin's awe-inspiring "Gate of Hell" (which stands adjacent to the gallery's main entrance) suggest a somewhat sombre, rather serious exhibition space, though recent renovations to the historic Moser buildings have breathed new life into the gallery (with the lighting and arrangement of paintings being widely regarded as first-class). And, with exhibitions of pop and abstract expressionist art, there's something for everyone, making it a must visit on a trip to Zurich.

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