Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (English: ''Art Museum St. Gallen''), is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is an important museum within

Eastern Switzerland Eastern Switzerland (german: Ostschweiz, french: Suisse orientale, rm, Svizra orientala, it, Svizzera orientale) is the common name of the region situated to the east of Glarus Alps, with the cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenze ...

because of their expansive European art collection.

About

The St. Gallen Kunstverein (English: ''St. Gallen Art Association'') helped found the museum. Since 2012, the museum is operated by ''Stiftung Kunstmuseum St. Gallen'' (English: ''The Kunstmuseum St. Gallen Foundation''). The building for the museum was designed by architect . The museum art collection includes Swiss, Dutch, French, and other European-originating paintings and sculptures, ranging in time from the late-

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

to the present-day. Since 1989/1990, the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen has participated in the

Manor Cultural Prize Manor Cultural Prize (; ) is a Swiss fine arts prize awarded every two years by the Manor (department store) alongside art museums in 12 Swiss cities, which was founded in 1982 in Lucerne. The goal is to promote emerging artists under the age of 40 ...

, which is awarded every two years for Swiss emerging artist representing the

Canton of St. Gallen The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen. Located in northeastern ...

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External links

Official website
Art museums and galleries in Switzerland Tourist attractions in St. Gallen (city) Buildings and structures in St. Gallen (city) 1877 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-museum-stub