The Musée Jenisch is a fine arts museum in Vevey. Its creation was made possible due to a bequest of 200,000 francs by Fanny Jenisch, widow of a senator from Hamburg.
Architecture
Musée Jenisch was built in a neo-classical style to plans by Swiss architects Louis Maillard and Robert Convent and inaugurated on March 10, 1897. A replica of the Parthenon frieze adorns its facade.
Musée Jenisch - facade
Musée Jenisch - staircase
Musée Jenisch - staircase
The two frescos in the entrance hall, entitled "L’Été et les moissons" and "L’Automne et le vin" were created by Swiss painter Ernest Biéler in 1917/1918.
L’Été et les moissons - Ernest Bieler
L’Automne et le vin - Ernest Bieler
Past Exhibitions
Ferdinand Hodler. Revoir Valentine
2023-02-03 - 2023-05-21
The exhibition explored the Ferdinand Hodler's poignant relationship with Valentine Godé-Darel and his response to her battle with cancer. Through a series of deeply emotional works, it retraces the dramatic creative cycle that captured her suffering and death.
Ferdinand Hodler. Revoir Valentine
Étude pour Femme joyeuse, Ferdinand Hodler, 1911
Ferdinand Hodler. Revoir Valentine
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