Swiss Fall Art Guide: 8 Exhibitions from Vevey to Basel
The autumn art season in Switzerland showcases a variety of exhibitions. Notably, the tenth Images Vevey biennial, themed 'We are Family!', will take place from September 5 to 27, 2026, featuring artists such as JR, Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno, and Richard Billingham. From October 9, 2026, to February 28, 2027, Lausanne's MCBA will exhibit 'Ted Joans - Black Flower.' The mudac will host two exhibitions from April 24 to September 27, 2026. Geneva's Musée d'Art et d'Histoire will present 'Observatoires' from January 29 to October 25, 2026, and the MEG's 'Le futur c'est quoi?' will run from May 7, 2026, to January 10, 2027. Martigny’s Fondation Pierre Gianadda will feature 'Rodin selon Rilke' from June 26 to November 22, 2026, while Basel's Kunstmuseum will host a retrospective of Gertrud Dübi-Müller from September 19, 2026, to February 7, 2027.
Key facts
- Images Vevey biennial celebrates its 10th edition with 'We are Family!' from Sept 5-27, 2026, featuring 50 free installations.
- JR marks 15 years of his 'Inside Out Project' at Images Vevey.
- MCBA Lausanne presents first monograph of Ted Joans, 'Black Flower', from Oct 9, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027.
- mudac Lausanne shows 300+ Murano glass animals from Pierre Rosenberg collection and a tribute to Isao Takahata, both until Sept 27, 2026.
- John M Armleder curates 'Observatoires' at Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève, from Jan 29 to Oct 25, 2026.
- MEG Geneva opens family exhibition 'Le futur c'est quoi ?' with 200 objects, from May 7, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027.
- Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny presents 'Rodin selon Rilke' from June 26 to Nov 22, 2026.
- Kunstmuseum Basel honors collector Gertrud Dübi-Müller with retrospective from Sept 19, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027.
Entities
Artists
- JR
- Douglas Gordon
- Philippe Parreno
- Richard Billingham
- Ted Joans
- Salvador Dalí
- André Breton
- Jack Kerouac
- John Coltrane
- John M Armleder
- Isao Takahata
- Auguste Rodin
- Rainer Maria Rilke
- Gertrud Dübi-Müller
- Ferdinand Hodler
- Vincent van Gogh
- Paul Cézanne
- Gustav Klimt
- Alberto Giacometti
- Henri Matisse
- Cuno Amiet
- Pierre Rosenberg
Institutions
- Images Vevey
- Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (MCBA)
- mudac (Musée cantonal de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains)
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève
- Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève (MEG)
- Fondation Pierre Gianadda
- Kunstmuseum Basel
- Studio Ghibli
- Musée Rodin
Locations
- Vevey
- Switzerland
- Lausanne
- Geneva
- Martigny
- Basel
- Murano
- Meudon
- Paris
- Tombouctou
- Tanger
- Louisville
- Birmingham