Individual visit
Permanent exhibition
The permanent exhibition in Albert Anker’s former residence enlightens us on the artist’s living and working environment. It presents the person and the artist from the angle of Bernese village life in Ins as well as in the national and international contexts of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A succession of recessed spaces records fascinating and surprising individual episodes in his life; gives insights into the Anker family, the artist’s lifelong friends, as well as into Albert Anker’s interest in education, history, and technology.
Visits on an individual basis are possible throughout the year
Fri, Sat, Sun, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Special exhibition and Art Pavilion
The new temporary exhibition Faszination Japan. Die Sammlung von Albert Anker (Fascination Japan. The Collection of Albert Anker) will be on view from May 24 to September 21, 2025.
The exhibition, titled Faszination Japan. Die Sammlung von Albert Anker, presents a remarkable collection of 19th-century Japanese colour woodblock prints in the rare crepe paper technique known as chirimen-e, which Anker collected just as his contemporary Vincent van Gogh did. The city of Paris, where Anker spent over 30 winters, became the European centre of Japonisme in the second half of the 19th century. The influence of Japanese art on European artistic sensibilities at the time fuelled a wave of collecting among artists.
Visits on an individual basis are possible from May 24 to September 21, 2025
Fri, Sat, Sun, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
