Cabernet Collectors

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Experiment Station

Rouge, blanc, rose…Phillips visitor Allison collects all varieties!

There are wine enthusiasts among us! Whether it be the beverage itself or its accouterments, visitors to Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland love to collect wine. They might agree with Picasso’s sentiment: “I’m like a drinker who needs wine. As long as it is wine, it doesn’t matter which wine.” Join our community collection with #PhillipsGoesSwiss!

Phillips visitor Mireille likes the accompanying hardware as much as the celebratory drink; she collects champagne, bottle caps, and corks.

“Everything wine!” says Doug B.

Red wine was a common collection item among exhibition visitors.

Meet Karl Im Obersteg and Rudolf Staechelin

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Experiment Station

Henriette Mentha, Curator of the Im Obersteg Collection, introduces Karl Im Obersteg and his collection, and Ruedi Staechelin, President of the Staechelin Family Foundation, introduces his grandfather Rudolf Staechelin and his collection. Selections from the Swiss collections are on view in Gauguin to Piscasso: Masterworks from Switzerland through January 10, 2016.

Furry Fanatics

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Experiment Station

Becky like rhinos

Animal lovers who’ve visited our interactive station in the Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland exhibition demonstrate their passion by collecting animal objects. What’s not to love in amassing many adorable furry (or scaled, or feathered!) friends? Share your (p)awesome assembly of animal objects by visiting the exhibition or creating your own at home and share it with #PhillipsGoesSwiss.

furry fanatics_penguin horse_Aliya Reich

More furry friends

furry fanatics_dogs and cats_Aliya Reich

Lots of dog and cat portraits of every variety!

Do you collect fish?