Location Switzerland Opened 23 September 2000 | Collections Paintings Phone +41 58 466 70 60 | |
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Established 23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) Website Centre Dürrenmatt Offizielle Website Address 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Hours Open today · 11AM–5PMWednesday11AM–5PMThursday11AM–5PMFriday11AM–5PMSaturday11AM–5PMSunday11AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosed Similar Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Jardin botanique de Neuch, Creux du Van, Musée d'ethnographie de Neuch Profiles | ||
Ici vous allez trouver ce que nous cherchons exposition
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel (CDN) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt's paintings and drawings. It is a part of Swiss National Library, just like Swiss Literary Archives, which has a close cooperation with CDN.
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- Ici vous allez trouver ce que nous cherchons exposition
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- History
- Previous exhibitions
- Previous performers
- References
The Centre Dürrenmatt, which was opened in the September 2000 in the upper Neuchâtel, is located in the first Dürrenmatt's residential place in 1952. The Swiss architect Mario Botta was assigned to rebuild the house.
As a place for discussion and research, CDN supports critical debates about Dürrenmatt's artistic and literary works. Beside the temporary exhibition, the permanent exhibition "Friedrich Dürrenmatt, writer and painter" is open for public visit. Readings, concerts, colloquiums and debates take place regularly in the CDN. Apart from numerous exhibits of his literary works (manuscript drafts and notes) and rare exhibited paintings, the CDN offers a wide view over the Lake Neuchâtel and also the Bernese Alps.
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History
In 1952, Friedrich Dürrenmatt moved to his house in the upper part of the city, where he lived and worked until his death on 14 December 1990 (later in another building in that district). He took his life beyond the Röstigraben as a theme in one of his works, especially the reality that he lived in the francophone part of Switzerland since 1952, but he wrote in German language. After his death, his former house was adapted and expanded for being used as a museum. The museum was opened officially in September 2000.