Kunstmuseum (Museum of Fine Arts), Bern

Established in 1879 in Bern, Kunstmuseum is the oldest art museum in Switzerland with a permanent collection. Its holdings run from the Middle Ages to the present. It has internationally-recognized masterpieces by artists such as Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Ferdinand Hodler, Meret Oppenheim, Ricco Wassmer and Adolf Wolfli. The collection consists of over 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as 48,000 drawings, prints, photographs, videos and films. The artwork at the museum is displayed not in chronological order, but by the theme of the piece. For example, the museum groups paintings depicting nature scenes together in one section.

Why You Should Visit:
The permanent collection is rather limited but of high quality – you can always check out the special exhibitions online and see the whole museum, however.
Labels are sparse but the staff has put books in English/German on the couches in many of the rooms that describe each painting very clearly and authoritatively.