The Kunstmuseum in Bern
Switzerland’s oldest art museum, the Kunstmuseum in Bern, will be accepting a collection of modernist artworks bequeathed by Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi-era art dealer. The masterpieces, among them paintings and drawings by Picasso, Chagall and Monet, were discovered in Gurlitt’s home a couple of years ago, according to The Guardian. Following an agreement signed between Germany and Switzerland, Bern will receive hundreds of works from the collection, which could be on display to the public as early as next year. The museum confirmed that it would not be accepting works suspected of being looted by the Nazis; every attempt would be made to find the rightful owners.
Alexandra Torrealba
