Vitromusée Romont

The Vitromusée Romont opened in 1981 in the Savoyard wing of Romont Castle. This medieval monument provides a time-honoured setting for the Swiss Museum of Stained Glass and Glass Arts. A passageway built in 2006 connects the historic heart of the museum with the Fribourg wing, which is dedicated to reverse glass painting. The Vitromusée is entirely focused on the glass arts and harbours significant collections in the fields of stained glass, reverse glass painting, glass and graphic arts, as well as tools and materials linked to the production of Swiss glass works. With over 14’000 objects, all aspects of glass arts from antiquity to the present are represented. The Vitromusée is committed to fostering a lively culture and develops innovative cultural education programs at the interface of knowledge transfer, creative experience and exchange. It thereby advocates for conserving the history of an extraordinarily rich cultural heritage while also sharing it with a diverse public.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/I/E
Opening 1981

Current exhibitions

Thilo Westermann et l'art de dessiner sous verre

06.03.2022 - 25.09.2022

L’exposition est consacrée à l’artiste berlinois Thilo Westermann qui s’est fait connaître par des peintures sous verre en noir et blanc imprimées en un seul exemplaire (tirage unique) après avoir été numérisées et agrandies six fois. Les motifs sont ensuite insérés par photomontage dans des contextes plus vastes. Cette démarche en trois temps est portée par des réflexions touchant aux caractéristiques matérielles du verre, à la perception des images et à leur reproductibilité à l’ère numérique.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E

Simon Berger : Le verre dans tous ses éclats

09.04.2022 - 28.08.2022

For his exhibition at Vitromusée Romont, his first in a museum context, Simon Berger is creating completely new works, to give visitors an overview of his artistic production.

Today, Simon Berger is in demand for projects all over the world. In 2021 his career gained momentum as a result of his portrait of the US Vice President Kamala Harris, which was exhibited in the National Mall in Washington.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E

Thomas Blank

09.04.2022 - 28.08.2022

Thomas Blank (*1973) is a Swiss artist who has worked with glass for over 25 years. For his exhibition in the Passerelle, Thomas Blank was inspired by the colour spectrum for his multicoloured blown glass bottles. Other objects demonstrate the dynamism of colour in relation to the thickness of the material in the form of images composed of cast glass.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E

Robert Schär : couleur et expressivité

08.05.2022 - 14.08.2022

The exhibition provides an overview of the work of Robert Schär (1894–1973), a prolific artist from Steffisburg (Bern) whose work spans five decades. His characteristically powerful and expressive language soon won him recognition beyond the canton of Bern. Robert Schär designed stained glass cycles for at least 30 churches, including those of St. Mark's and Nydegg in Bern and the town of Burgdorf, as well as for several school buildings.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/I/E