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Matisse – Invitation to the Voyage

To stand in front of originals and look at art one-to-one is always a very special experience. To keep the impressions of your visit fresh in your mind and art a presence in your daily life, too, the Fondation Beyeler offers a variety of products featuring reproductions of works from the exhibition. The selection ranges from cards, posters and notebooks to scarves, cups, glasses and more. These products are also wonderfully suited as stylish gifts for art-loving friends and relatives.

In autumn 2024, the Fondation Beyeler will host the first Henri Matisse retrospective in the German-speaking world in almost 20 years. Matisse was one of the most important artists of the Modernist movement. His ground-breaking work has had a profound influence on art across many generations, from his contemporaries to present day artists. By liberating colour from the subject and simplifying forms, he created a new basis for painting and introduced a new lightness to art. With more than 70 major works on loan from prestigious European and American museums as well as private collections, the exhibition focuses on the development and diversity of the artist’s pioneering oeuvre.