December 2025
upcoming
An exhibition that invites you to rediscover the past and share memories.
Featuring works from the Helvetia Art Collection, an intervention by Monica Studer and Christoph van den Berg, and iconic everyday objects from decades past.
Moving images are everywhere—on our screens, on social media, in the streets. What once began on flickering television screens, has developed into one of the most exciting forms of expression in contemporary art: video art breaks down boundaries, plays with perceptions and tells stories—sometimes poetically, sometimes radically.
How did Switzerland become a popular travel destination? The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through time past defining moments of the history of tourism in Switzerland – from the grand tours of British aristocrats right up to the Instagram hotspots of today. On the way, we encounter landmark events that have enabled, promoted, temporarily prevented, or fundamentally changed travel to and in Switzerland.
The art collection of the Swiss Post enters into dialogue with the holdings of the Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. This collaborative show explores the question of what “home” means today through the lens of contemporary artistic perspectives and selected historical works. Traditional notions of home are critically challenged, while new perspectives are opened on a globally interconnected world shaped by technical transformations, migration and climate change. The multifaceted exhibition makes the concept of home tangible as a social, cultural, and emotional space—beyond geographic boundaries.
The exhibition explores the creative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in contemporary art. The artistic process with AI – a dance between control and loss of control – creates a productive tension between humans and machines that challenges our idea of creativity.
With Hochschuh & Donovan, Tobias Gutmann, Simone C. Niquille, Theresa Reiwer, Monica Studer / Christoph van den Berg and many more.
ongoing
closed
Rika Nakashima, Leonardo Bürgi Tenorio, Studer/ van den Berg
Tagung 3. April 2025, 9:30 - 16:00
HSLU DFK Viscosi Bau 737, 6. Stock
Spinnereistrasse 7, 6020 Emmenbrücke
Tamara Janes, Catrin Misselhorn, Heiko Schmid, Wolfgang Ullrich
Sam Heller, Luca Schaffer, Christian Schumacher
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