The Museum
The Charmey Museum offers a contemporary view of the regional heritage as well as of contemporary, regional and supra-regional artistic expression.
Its favourite materials are wood, ceramic and paper.
A permanent space offers an immersion in the Chartreuse de la Valsainte, a famous monastery located on the heights of Cerniat.
The Charmey Museum is best known for its International Paper Triennial, which has been held since 1993.
History and collections
The building The Charmey Museum is housed in the former Platzhaus of the neighbouring village of Bellegarde (Jaun). Built in the 17th century, this building is one of the few survivors of the fire that engulfed the village in 1711. In 1982, the house was dismantled to make way for new premises. This decision provoked strong reactions. The trustee of Bellegarde, Beat Schuwey, …
Viviane Fontaine International Paper Triennial
The International Paper Triennial, an exhibition competition co-founded by the Musée de Charmey and artist Viviane Fontaine in 1993, showcases the incredibly diverse landscape of contemporary paper art. Over the competition’s 30-year history, the Musée de Charmey has had the privilege of hosting and exhibiting 520 artists from 40 countries.
The Triennial is open to all artists who work with paper. …
Friends of the Museum
Équipe
Collections et Expositions
Pauline Goetschmann | Conservatrice
Flaviano Salzani | Technicien de musée
Entretien
Tania Trindade de Sousa
Accueil du public
Antoinette Bourquenoud
Théo Charrière
Djibril Clément
Lucie Droux
Emeline Oberson
Noémie Overney
Vlera Sada
Merci aux collaborateurs de Charmey Tourisme pour leur précieuse collaboration.
Fondation du Musée de Charmey
La fondation a été créée en 1988, avec pour objectif principal la gestion et l’administration des biens de la fondation et d’un Musée régional à Charmey. Elle ne poursuit pas de but lucratif ou commercial.
Elle a pour mission la protection et la valorisation du patrimoine régional et de l’expressivité artistique contemporaine régionale et suprarégionale en développant les pédagogies culturelles pour tous les publics.
Conseil de Fondation
Francis Antoine Niquille | Président
Françoise Rauber | Vice-présidente
Pauline Goetschmann | Conservatrice
Gabriella Richoz | Présidente des Amis du Musée
Aline Esseiva
Pierre-Philippe Bugnard
Jean Rime
Comité de direction
Francis Antoine Niquille | Président
Françoise Rauber | Vice-présidente