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!
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Meet Karl Im Obersteg and Rudolf Staechelin
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
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.