Museum Rosengart Collection
- Visit: 150–180 min
- Step-free access
Open today 10:00–18:00Adults CHF 20 · Senior citizens (over 65) / registered disabled CHF 18 · Students (up to 30 years) CHF 10
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What's on here
Why go
- 125 works by Paul Klee, the largest privately held collection after his family’s.
- Works by Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, Miró and Chagall spanning Impressionism and classical modernism.
- A collection shaped by Angela Rosengart’s personal acquaintance with Picasso and other classical modernist artists.
Plan your visit
Opening times
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From the venue's website · checked 27 Sep 2026
Don't miss
- Picasso’s still lifesWorks dating from 1913–1922.On display at the museum.1913–1922
- Photographs of Picasso’s familyThe 200 photographs record family life at Picasso’s villa, including scenes with his children alongside his artworks.At the museum.
- Former bank conference roomPreserved in its original condition and open to visitors.Inside the museum.
Know before you go
- Open 10:00–18:00 from 1 April to 31 October; 11:00–17:00 from 1 November to 31 March.
- Adults: CHF 20; seniors over 65 and registered disabled visitors: CHF 18; students up to age 30 and children aged 7–16: CHF 10.
What's inside
- Picasso’s works are on the ground floor, Klee’s in the basement, and other artists’ works on the first floor.
- The first-floor collection includes works by Raoul Dufy, Fernand Léger, Vassily Kandinsky and Georges Rouault.
- Architect Roger Diener converted the former bank into the museum.
With kids
- Children aged 7–11 can explore art on guided tours led by children their own age.
- The children’s tours began shortly after the museum opened.
Tips for your visit
- Allow 1–2 hours for a visit.
- Ask for a printed list of Klee works: some handwritten titles are difficult to read, and some works have no title.
- Tickets can be bought online through the museum’s website.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tours
- Guided art tours are available.
Interesting facts3
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Picasso portrayed Angela Rosengart at least five times.
Sammlung Rosengart Luzern - Sammlung Rosengart – die Stifterin und die Stiftung. -
40,000 visitors
The museum receives around 40,000 visitors a year.
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Both the building and the collection are recognised as nationally significant cultural property.
Sammlung Rosengart - Wikipedia
History
Siegfried Rosengart worked with his uncle Heinrich Thannhauser in Munich before moving to Lucerne. His daughter Angela entered her father’s art business in 1948, became a partner in 1957 and took sole management after his death in 1985. Together they assembled the collection, which was displayed in the family’s private rooms before the museum opened.
- 1924The Swiss National Bank building, designed by Hermann Herter, was completed; it remained a bank branch until 1999.
- 1978Siegfried and Angela Rosengart gave Lucerne eight Picasso works for its 800th birthday; the gift helped establish the Picasso Museum.
- 1992Angela Rosengart founded the Rosengart Foundation to preserve the collection and make it accessible to the public.
- 2000Angela Rosengart acquired the former bank building.
- 26 March 2002The museum opened as Sammlung Rosengart, giving the collection a permanent exhibition venue.
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- 2008Works from the Picasso Museum joined the collection.
How to get there
- On footThe museum is close to Bahnhof Luzern.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access throughout
Sources: Rosengart Collection Museum - Wikipedia · Lucerne - Wikivoyage (see) · Sammlung Rosengart Luzern - Museum Sammlung Ros… · Sammlung Rosengart Luzern - Sammlung Rosengart … · Sammlung Rosengart Luzern - Sammlung Rosengart … · Sammlung Rosengart - Wikipedia · Musée Collection Rosengart - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026
- Website
- rosengart.ch/
- Phone
- +41 41 220 16 60
Questions and answers
What landmark is beside Museum Rosengart Collection?
The headquarters of Luzerner Kantonalbank.
Where were the Picasso paintings shown before Museum Rosengart Collection?
At the Picasso Museum in Am Rhyn-Haus beside Lucerne’s town hall.
What stood on the site of Museum Rosengart Collection before the bank building?
Villa Luise, owned by banker Louis Falck.
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