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Address:
Antikensammlung Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern
Opening Hours:
Wed 18 - 20 or by arrangement
Contact:
Lilian Raselli-Nydegger, Conservator
lilian.raselli@arch.unibe.ch
antikensammlung@iaw.unibe.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 31 631 85 79
Fax: +41 (0) 31 631 49 05
Additional information:
Guided visits and lectures take place during the semester, organized by the Institute of Classical Archaeology.
Changing exhibitions.
Links:
Antikensammlung Bern
Universität Bern
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Description:
Aphrodite, Laocoon and Cleopatra are only three of the 230 Greek and Roman sculptures on display as plaster casts in the Classical collection. The collection was assembled in 1806, when the Republic of Berne ordered casts to be used for drawing lessons at its academy. Since then the pieces have experienced a chequered history reflecting changing artistic tastes in the Western world. Since 1994 the plaster casts have been housed in a former paper warehouse. The industrial character of the space was a formative influence on the design of the exhibition: the sculptures stand on wooden transport palettes or concrete pipes. These untreated industrial elements make an appealing contrast to the casts on exhibit. A second room contains a collection of small original works of Classical art.
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