Pre­ser­ved tre­a­su­res - in­sights in­to the ce­ra­mics collec­tion of the Thun Cast­le Foun­da­ti­on

In this special exhibition, the history of Heimberg/Steffisburg ceramics is presented through selected ceramics.

Along with the Bernese Historical Museum and the Burgdorf Knights' Hall Association, the Thun Museum Castle is an important Bernese regional museum for the history of ceramics in the canton of Bern and German-speaking Switzerland. Since its founding, the focus has been on collecting ceramics and researching regional ceramic production.

Today the museum houses one of the largest ceramic collections in the canton, including the most important collection of “Thun majolica”. and special pieces by ceramists such as Friedrich Ernst Frank, Caesar and Hans Schmalz as well as the Desa art pottery. Thanks to the CERAMICA Foundation Basel, a general inventory of the ceramic collection can currently be carried out.

This special exhibition offers an insight into the diverse inventory of ceramics, designs and working materials from Heimberg and Steffisburg ceramic workshops, with the entire collection to be made accessible online by 2025.