Cantonale Berne Jura 2025/2026
This year’s edition of the intercantonal Christmas exhibition Cantonale Berne Jura showcases contemporary, refreshing, uncompromising, magnificent, ingeniously simple and intoxicatingly complex works. The theme of the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Thun is ‘Fluidity’. This refers to everything that flows, streams or is liquid. The prime example is, of course, water. In recent years, the term and the characteristics associated with it have also found their way into other areas of life – including metaphorically – such as gender, digital imagery and human, animal or plant identity. All these areas and more are linked by the positions on display.
The Cantonale Berne Jura was launched in 2011 and is dedicated to intercantonal cooperation. Spread across eleven art institutions, the Cantonale forms a meaningful platform for contemporary art of supra-regional importance and presents a broad spectrum of artistic positions.
The artists: Jost von Allmen, Interlaken; Claudia Breitschmid, Zurich; Livio Casanova, Kehrsatz; Martin Chramosta, Zurich/Vienna; Johanna Lena Dobrusskin, Wünnewil; Noemi Eichenberger, Biel; Garance Finger, Porrentruy; Rebekka Friedli, Berne; Lulu & Whiskey, Berne; Sara Gassmann, Berne; Flurina Hack, Berne; Mireille Henry, Bassecourt; Maya Hottarek, Biel; Flo Kaufmann, Wyssachen; Fabio Luks, Basel; Mingjun Luo, Biel; Yannik Mosimann, Berne; Corinne Odermatt, Biel; Janosch Perler, Biel; Carolina Piasecki, Thun; Pedro Rodrigues, Berne; Philipp Schaerer, Steffisburg; Marietta Schenk, Biel; Muzi-Matilde Soldati, Biel; Monika Stalder, Zurich; Hansueli Urwyler, Interlaken; Corinne Vogel, Oberdiessbach; Wolfgang Zät, Berne; Anita Zumbühl, Berne.
Feb
Enjoy your evening at the museum. The first drink from Café Thunerhof costs an additional CHF 5, which entitles you to discounted admission to the exhibition.
During Museum Beer, the café will be showing the slideshow Apropos ‘Mehlspur’ (Speaking of ‘Flour Trail’). Christian Helmle’s photos document the 1982 artist action ‘Mehlspur’, to which Carolina Piasecki’s work of the same name, presented in the exhibition, refers. Please note: Ticket office in Café Thunerhof
Please note: Ticket office in Café Thunerhof!
Special culinary offer:
Salad with a small portion of ravioli (CHF 20.80)
Salad with a large portion of ravioli (CHF 24.80)
Apéro platter for a light snack
Short talks with artists Luo Mingjun (starting at 6.15 p.m., in French) and Jost von Allmen (starting at 6.40 p.m., in German) in the exhibition. Moderator: Helen Hirsch (Director).
The artist talks will take place as part of the Museum Beer event (5–8 p.m.). This means that the first after-work drink costs an additional CHF 5, which entitles you to discounted admission to the exhibition.
Please note: ticket office at Café Thunerhof!
Special culinary offer:
Salad with a small portion of ravioli (CHF 20.80)
Salad with a large portion of ravioli (CHF 24.80)
Apéro platter for a light snack
Enjoy your evening at the museum. The first drink from Café Thunerhof costs an additional CHF 5, which entitles you to discounted admission to the exhibition.
During Museum Beer, the café will be showing the slideshow Apropos ‘Mehlspur’ (Speaking of ‘Flour Trail’). Christian Helmle’s photos document the 1982 artist action ‘Mehlspur’, to which Carolina Piasecki’s work of the same name, presented in the exhibition, refers. Please note: Ticket office in Café Thunerhof
Please note: Ticket office in Café Thunerhof!
Special culinary offer:
Salad with a small portion of ravioli (CHF 20.80)
Salad with a large portion of ravioli (CHF 24.80)
Apéro platter for a light snack
Short talks with artists Luo Mingjun (starting at 6.15 p.m., in French) and Jost von Allmen (starting at 6.40 p.m., in German) in the exhibition. Moderator: Helen Hirsch (Director).
The artist talks will take place as part of the Museum Beer event (5–8 p.m.). This means that the first after-work drink costs an additional CHF 5, which entitles you to discounted admission to the exhibition.
Please note: ticket office at Café Thunerhof!
Special culinary offer:
Salad with a small portion of ravioli (CHF 20.80)
Salad with a large portion of ravioli (CHF 24.80)
Apéro platter for a light snack
Wolfgang Zät talks about his current artist’s book project, which he is realising in collaboration with the publisher Rothe Druck. Individual works reproduced in original prints are on display in the exhibition. Moderator: Cornelius Krell (curator).
The talk will take place as part of the Museum Beer event (5–8 p.m.). This means that the first after-work drink from Café Thunerhof comes with a small surcharge of CHF 5, which entitles you to discounted admission to the exhibition.
Please note: ticket office at Café Thunerhof!
Special culinary offer:
Salad with a small portion of ravioli (CHF 20.80)
Salad with a large portion of ravioli (CHF 24.80)
Apéro platter for a light snack
Creative workshop for children aged 5 and above (unaccompanied children welcome). Led by Matthias Foff (art educator)
Cost: CHF 5 + admission
Advance tickets available via the online ticket shop
Apr
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Tour of the exhibition with Helen Hirsch (Director)
Admission includes tour
Досліджуємо виставку з альбомом для малювання! Заняття для всіх, хто любить малювати, віком від 8 років. Під керівництвом української художниці Ольги Сабадін ми відкриємо для себе музей з нової, творчої перспективи.
З художницею Ольгою Сабадін.
Мови: Українська та російська. Вхід вільний.
May
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Jun
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Досліджуємо виставку з альбомом для малювання! Заняття для всіх, хто любить малювати, віком від 8 років. Під керівництвом української художниці Ольги Сабадін ми відкриємо для себе музей з нової, творчої перспективи.
З художницею Ольгою Сабадін.
Мови: Українська та російська. Вхід вільний.
Jul
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Sep
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Oct
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour
Nov
Short, accessible art appreciation session in the current exhibition. Followed by refreshments in Café Thunerhof.
With Adrien Rihs (art educator)
Cost: Admission incl. tour