The 55th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition sees Switzerland being represented by Valentin Carron, an artist who confronts national identity and the vernacular.

Kitty Hudson investigates Switzerland in the 19th and 20th centuries, shining a light on some of the great Modernist artists of this landlocked nation.

In 1996 the Museum Tinguely was opened in Basel, Switzerland to celebrate the life and work of Jean Tinguely. Hannah Shotton explores this eminent artist and also looks at the movement that inspired his kinetic art, Dadaism.

Switzerland boasts an impressive list of literary greats including Hermann Hesse and Johanna Spyri. However, as Lindsay Parnell states, its leading poetic presence and pen belongs to its sole Nobel Laureate, 1919’s award recipient Carl Spitteler.

Whilst not exactly a juggernaut on the international cinema scene, Switzerland’s film industry has nonetheless produced some gems, as this list illustrates.

In 2005, building work on the Zentrum Paul Klee was completed, creating a permanent new home for the world’s largest collection of Paul Klee’s work, and a major centre for future research.

Present on the Geneva art scene since 1990, the Galerie Guy Bartschi has throughout the years been able to evolve towards a unique and well defined exhibition program, confirming its status in the Swiss art world.

Galerie Francesca Pia is known for the discovery and promotion of emerging artists. Founded in 1990 in Bern, the gallery moved in 2007 to a larger space in Zurich in the Löwenbräu district.

The Gallery Christian Roellin was founded in 2004. It promotes international contemporary art, with a particular focus on painting and photography.

The Tinguely Museum, located directly on the Rhine, was designed by the Ticino architect Mario Botta and houses the largest collection of works by Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), one of the most innovative and important Swiss artists of the 20th century.

The Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft. Exhibitions are often accompanied by a program of tours, panel discussions and talks with artists.

The Swiss National Museum is part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture, and is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe.

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland, and is listed as a heritage site of national significance.

The Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland, with works ranging from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, all with an emphasis on Swiss art.

The Kunsthalle Bern was built in 1917–1918 by the Kunsthalle Bern Association and opened on October 5, 1918. Since then, it has been the site of numerous expositions of contemporary art.

Fri-Art is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland based on its devotion to emerging artists from Switzerland as well as internationally renowned artists.

The collections of the Baur Foundation: Museum of Far Eastern Art, comprise some 9000 Chinese and Japanese art objects, housed in an elegant late 19th-century town house.

Musee de l'Elysee is a museum on Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod in an 18th century mansion.

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