Art Museums

The Wilhelm Schmid Museum

Brè s/Lugano

Located in the centre of the village Brè, the Museum is dedicated to the work of the painter Wilhelm Schmid, an exponent of the German New Objectivity of the 20s, who moved to Ticino in 1943. The collection documents the important stages of his artistic development, marked by simplified forms, plain colours and strong luminosity. Detail

Museo Wilhelm Schmid
Contrada Prò 22
6979 Brè s/Lugano
Tel. +41 (0)58 866 69 10
Fax +41 (0)58 866 74 97
cultura@lugano.ch
www.lugano.ch/lugano-attiva/polo-culturale

The Art Museum

Lugano

Since 2008 the Museo d’Arte, formerly Museo d’Arte Moderna, Villa Malpensata, is responsible for the conservation and promotion of the Municipal Art collection and is committed to the enhancement of the exhibition program dedicated to the art and the artists of the 20th and 21st century. This new orientation expresses new concepts and criteria of the exhibition activities with the purpose of enhancing the relationships within both the local and the international museums networks. Detail

Museo d'Arte
Villa Malpensata
6900 Lugano
Tel. +41 (0)58 866 72 14
Fax +41 (0)58 866 74 97
info.mda@lugano.ch
www.mda.lugano.ch

The Cantonal Art Museum

Lugano

The Cantonal Art Museum represents an important point of reference in the cultural activity of Ticino. The Institute concentrates itself on three fundamental sectors: the conservation and study of all the works that are the property of the Canton and the extension of such heritage; the presentation of its permanent collection which is in continuous growth thanks to new acquisitions and donations; animation through temporary exhibits and exchanges. Detail

Museo cantonale d'arte
Via Canova 10
6900 Lugano
Tel. +41 (0)91 910 47 80
Fax +41 (0)91 910 47 89
decs-mca@ti.ch
www.museo-cantonale-arte.ch

The Mario Bernasconi Museum

Pazzallo

Museum and house of birth with a collection of artwork by sculptor Mario Barnasconi (1899 - 1963) and his wife the painter Irma Bernasconi Pannes (1902 - 1971). Detail

Museo Mario Bernasconi
Piazzetta Mario Bernasconi 9
6912 Pazzallo
Tel. +41 (0)91 994 19 47
museoclaudia@yahoo.com
www.museomariobernasconi.com

House Luigi Rossi

Tesserete

About fifty works (paintings, watercolours, drawings and sketches for illustrations) by the artist Luigi Rossi (1853-1923). Detail

Casa-Museo Luigi Rossi
Aprica
6950 Tesserete
Tel. +41 (0)91 936 03 68
www.casamuseoluigirossi.ch