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Alpineum, Art museum near Lion Monument, Lucerne, Switzerland

The Alpineum museum exhibits large panoramic paintings of Swiss mountain landscapes covering more than five hundred square meters of canvas surface.

Ernst Hodel senior acquired the former Lion-Monument-Museum building in 1885 and transformed it into a permanent exhibition space for Alpine paintings.

The museum presents works by Ernst Hodel senior and junior depicting major Alpine peaks including Pilatus, Rigi, Jungfrau, Monte Rosa, and Mont Blanc.

The museum opens daily from April through October, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM, with winter visits available upon request.

The exhibition Das Stereo-Bild presents an extensive collection documenting the evolution of spatial photography around the year 1900.

Location: Lucerne

Inception: 1901

Part of: list of cultural properties in Lucerne

Address: Denkmalstrasse 11, 6006 Luzern 6006 6006

Website: https://alpineum.ch

GPS coordinates: 47.05792,8.31042

Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:20

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