Vitromusée Romont, Art museum in Romont Castle, Switzerland
The Vitromusée Romont is a museum of stained glass and glass art housed in Romont Castle in the canton of Fribourg. Its rooms display stained glass from the Middle Ages to the present, and one wing is devoted to reverse glass painting. Temporary exhibitions show historical works alongside pieces by contemporary artists.
The Swiss Museum of Stained Glass was founded in Romont in 1981. In October 2006 it reopened in Romont Castle after renovation and expansion, and took the name Vitromusée. The museum and the castle housing it are both listed as Swiss cultural property of national significance. From July to November 2007 an exhibition on Chagall's stained glass drew 25,000 visitors.
The collections show how glass art has been understood and created differently across regions and centuries. Visitors can observe these varied approaches by walking through rooms that feature works from multiple traditions and time periods.
The Vitromusée occupies Romont Castle, a Swiss cultural property of national significance, so the visit combines the glass collection with the building itself. The Vitrocentre next door, founded in 1988, serves as the museum's scientific partner. The Vitrofestival, a biennial glass arts event held here since 2007, drew nearly 5,000 visitors in 2015.
The Vitrocentre Romont, founded in 1988 as the Swiss Research Centre for Stained Glass, is the museum's scientific partner and shares the castle site. The museum itself was renamed Vitromusée when its renovated and enlarged rooms opened in the Château de Romont in October 2006; both castle and museum are listed as Swiss cultural property of national significance.
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