A selection of recent projects
Proud of their museum, the Friends are dedicated to projects that increase its visibility and that enrich visitor experiences.
A new garden for Vevey residents and their museum
The Friends wished to underline the beauty of the museum, creating a garden that could host openings, cultural events and artistic installations. Designed by the landscape architect Augusto Calonder, the new garden was inaugurated on September 2, 2017, during the museum’s 120th anniversary celebrations.
The financing of the garden was assumed by the Friends and the generosity of its members: thank you! Important financial contributions were also made by the following patrons: La Loterie Romande, the Sandoz Family Foundation, the Ersnt Göhner Stiftung, the Sohpie and Karl Binding Foundation, the Foundation for Tourist Infrastructure of the Riviera and the city of Vevey.
The newly designed garden of the Jenisch Museum (Augusto Calonder, landscape architect). photo: Augusto Calonder
Opening day of the exhibition dedicated to Monique Jacot in the museum’s garden, August 8th 2020. photo: Christophe Voisin
"Diego", an installation by Zoé Cornelius and Denis Savary for the 19th Evening of the Riviera Museums in 2018. photo: Julien Grémaud
Inauguration of the museum’s garden with members of the foundation’s board on September 2nd 2017. photo: Jenisch Museum Vevey
Inauguration of the museum’s garden with elected officials from the city of Vevey on September 2nd 2017. photo: Jenisch Museum Vevey
Donation of works acquired by the foundation to the Jenisch Museum
Since 1985 the foundation has acquired several works of art in order to enrich the museum’s collections, including works by Pierre Bonnard, Marius Borgeaud, Katsushika Hokusai, Albert Marquet and Edouard Vuillard. The foundation decided to donate them to the Jenisch Museum in 2019.
Katsushika Hokusai, "Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province", plate 13 from the series of 36 views of Mount Fuji, 1829–1833, color woodcut on Japanese paper, 26.3 x 37.3 cm. photo: Jenisch Museum
Pierre Bonnard, "Child with Lamp", 1898, five color lithograph on Chinese paper, 33.5 x 45.6 cm. photo: Jenisch Museum
Albert Marquet,"The Port of Algiers Admiralty Building", 1920–1925, oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm. photo: Jenisch Museum
Marius Borgeaud, "Interior Scene", 1912, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 cm. photo: Jenisch Museum
Ruby Anemic, "We Love You", 2017, silkscreen, letters covered with US dollar banknotes glued on paper, 48.9 x 68.7 cm. photo: Jenisch Museum
Work in progress
The Friends are developing new projects with the management of the museum intended to strengthen its visibility.
Simon Studer, president of the Friends of the Jenisch Museum, in discussion with Nathalie Chaix, director of the Jenisch Museum Vevey. photo: Friends of Jenisch Museum