15 February 2008 – 12 May 2008

EUROPOP.

‘Pop Art’ was not an American invention. Not only was the term coined in England in the mid-1950s, the movement was already anticipated by Dadaism and Surrealism. Moreover, in the late 1950s all over Europe artists started to emerge who were actively engaging with the pictorial worlds of advertising, television and popular culture. European Pop Art generally appeared more considered, quieter, subtler than its American counterpart; combining socio-critical and political themes, it also easily connected other artistic movements.

Address

Kunsthaus Zürich
Heimplatz 1
8001 Zürich
phone +41 44 253 84 84
http://www.kunsthaus.ch

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The Kunsthaus houses one of Switzerland’s most important collections. The most important collection of works by Alberto Giacometti has been on display in bright new rooms since June 2002. In other rooms there are exquisite Medieval sculptures and altar panels, exceptional Flemish and Italian Baroque painting, and the zenith of Swiss 19th and 20th century art represented by the best known works of artists such as Johann Heinrich Fuseli and Ferdinand Hodler.

The collection includes also the largest collection of works by Edvard Munch outside Norway, important paintings by Picasso and the Expressionists Kokoschka, Beckmann and Corinth. There is also a significant group of works by Claude Monet.

Within 10 days
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