Agenda

In the development of Zurich, construction projects, traffic planning and development strategies have always led to controversy, debate and conflict. The exhibition highlights milestones in urban development and is both a retrospective and a starting point for discussion of current issues. The exhibition shows models, plans, sketches, photographs, brochures, ballot papers, videos and other archive material, including many historical documents that are on display for the first time in an exhibition.

Nearly 60 paintings, on loan from the most prestigious collections in the United Kingdom and shown in Switzerland for the first time, offer an unrivalled survey of art produced during the golden age of the British Empire, highlighting its captivating originality. Alongside Turner, whose dazzling oeuvre anticipated Impressionism, the exhibition pays tribute to artists who won renown through landscape painting, such as Atkinson Grimshaw, Baker Pyne, Brett, and Martin. The exhibition places a special emphasis on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as well as the Aesthetic Movement. Two circles of artists who found powerful inspiration in literature, mythology and antiquity. The industrial revolution and the rapid development of cities and public transport give rise to compelling scenes that bear witness to different facets of modern life.The survey concludes with a section dedicated to cosmopolitan artists of American origin. A collection of photogravures complements the paintings in the exhibition.

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. The exhibition is a journey through the history of artists’ engagement with the Moon, from the Romantic era to the present day. Divided into thematic sections, it focuses on topics such as lunar topography, moonlit night and the Moon’s shadow, ailments associated with the Moon, zero gravity and the Moon as mass media phenomenon.