Cantonal Art Collection

A museum dedicated to works on paper

Through a subtle dialogue between historical and contemporary art, the Musée Jenisch Vevey is now dedicated to promoting works on paper and boasts a collection of 11,000 drawings and 40,000 prints.

Cantonal Print Room

Housed at the Musée Jenisch Vevey since 1989, the Cantonal Print Room is dedicated to preserving, researching, promoting and exhibiting the medium of the print in all its forms. With more than 40,000 works ranging from the Renaissance to the present day, it brings together three public collections as well as three collections loaned by two foundations and an association; through their generosity and trust, these contribute to the promotion of printmaking in the canton of Vaud:

The Canton of Vaud’s Print Collection
The City of Vevey’s Print Collection
Professor Decker’s Print Collection
The William Cuendet & Atelier de Saint-Prex Foundation
The Musée Alexis Forel Collection
The Pierre Aubert Foundation

In addition to the cantonal print room, the Musée Jenisch Vevey houses three collections on loan:

  • The Werner Coninx Foundation’s collection of prints
  • The woodcut collection of the Alice Bailly Foundation
  • The print collection of the Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation

Pavilion for Printmaking

In December 2016, a partnership agreement was signed between the Canton of Vaud and the City of Vevey, in collaboration with the partner institutions of the Cantonal Print Room.

On 16 November 2017, the Pavillon de l’estampe was inaugurated. This new exhibition space in the heart of the museum is entirely dedicated to the art of printmaking and presents three exhibitions each year that explore the richness of the world of printmaking.

Pavillon de l’estampe


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