Art & Culture
Cultur in Davos Klosters
There are a lot of cultural delicacies to detect in Davos Klosters. Most of them found their way to Davos Klosters by foreigners, mainly during the first part of the 20th century. The most popular are Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Thomas Mann.
Enjoy the various and stunning variety of cultural activities and offers in Davos!
The city itself became famous within the last century because of world-known names of artists and writers as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner or Thomas Mann. Until today, Davos has a fantastic public reputation. It is also the work and enthusiasm of lots of local performers and persons engaged in the cultural sector that makes Davos unique until today.
The diversity of museums, world-famous performances in music, arts and literature are providing an attractive programme throughout the whole year.
Davos wants to address local inhabitants as well as tourists and guests with an attractive cultural offer.
To provide a perfect service for artists, performers and for promoters, the municipality of Davos and the Destination Davos Klosters have founded a "Cultural office". The office supports and informs in all kind of cultural topics.It is also the contact point to applicants for the communal cultural financial pool.
With the following small selection of cultural highlights, we would like to give you some inspiring ideas of cultural events to enjoy during your stay in Davos Klosters.
Exhibitions
Museums and Galleries
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938) lived in Davos from 1917 until his death. His great work is considered to have exercised a pioneering influence on German expressionism. The Kirchner Museum (opened in September 1992) represents the most comprehensive collection of the artist's work in the world. The museum building was designed by two Zürich architects: Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer.
Besides the famous Kirchner Museum there are five more museums open to the public in Davos.
Museums Galleries
Classical
Young Artists in Concert
The Davos Festival «Young Artists in Concert» presents the world's top up-and-coming musicians. Mainly for friends of chamber music it also offers a programme of contemporary compositions.
www.davosfestival.ch
Art in Action
International Sculptor Symposium Davos
Nationally and internationally known sculptors in addition to junior talents create their sculptures under the attentive eyes of the public during the annual International Sculptors’ Symposium in Davos. This high concentration of talent stands to offer quite a few surprises when they meet at the Seehofseeli lake to realise their personal visions of the theme. Amateurs, too, are offered the opportunity to form their own sculptures during a three-day workshop. A children’s programme will allow children, too, to exercise their creativity modelling and painting. The works created during the symposium will be displayed on the sculpture way upt to Stafelalp in Davos Frauenkirch as well as at the Hohe Promenade in Davos.
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