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Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg presents contemporary exhibitions and is a production site for artistic projects. It is a laboratory and platform for Swiss and international artists.
Kunsthalle Friart is a non-profit association that has been promoting contemporary art and the culture of tomorrow in Fribourg since 1979, in close contact with guest artists and new social issues.
Its main mission is to present contemporary art in a professional manner and to create links between the public and the stage.
Over the past forty years, Friart has gained an international reputation for the audacity and global scope of its programme. At the crossroads of different linguistic regions, within the brick walls of a former 19th-century cardboard factory, Friart is today a rallying point for the Swiss scene.
The institution reflects the vibrancy of contemporary culture in Switzerland, creating a cultural ecosystem where the local, the national and the international converge.
Temporary Exhibition
Guided tours
Duration: 15 minutes
- CHF 50, small introduction (1-25 people), admission included
Duration: 45-60 minutes
- 130 CHF, mini groups (up to 10 people), admission included
- 180 CHF, maxi groups (up to 25 people), admission included
Monday to Friday, booking essential mediation@friart.ch
Our team is at your disposal for any special requests.
Mediation
A centre for contemporary art is a laboratory for art and the social and human sciences. To enable everyone to immerse themselves in the world of contemporary art, Kunsthalle Friart offers a range of visit formats tailored to individual needs. A special cultural mediation programme is available for schoolchildren, offering a participatory immersion in the current exhibitions and encouraging the development of critical thinking skills.
A mediation programme is available for post-compulsory education classes and for cycle 3 classes in the canton of Fribourg.
The mediators enjoy a challenge and are happy to adapt to your specific needs and requirements, depending on your school and course. Just ask us!
Registration and information for guided tours and mediation: mediation@friart.ch / +41 (0)26 323 23 51
Bookshop
The bookshop, located in the reception area of the Friart, offers a selection of catalogues, artists' books and novels, monographs and theoretical works on contemporary art. In addition to a wide range of current magazines and specialist books, new publications are added every month in connection with the Kunsthalle's exhibitions and current cultural events in the city. Artists, curators, art spaces and institutions are regularly invited to curate a section of the bookshop.
More informations : Bookshop
Admission
| Price | Free |
Admission to the exhibitions is free thanks to the support of the Banque Cantonale de Fribourg.
Access
Bus: No. 4 (Auge) from Fribourg/Freiburg to Neuveville/Motta stop
Funicular: Continuous flow until 7 p.m.
Car: Pay parking nearby
Reduced mobility
Reception and exhibitions are only accessible
by stairs only.
Aretha Charter
Friart is a signatory to the Aretha Charter, a symbolic prevention tool designed to take a stand against discriminatory behavior and create a respectful, welcoming and safe environment for all those who gravitate within it. The Aretha Charter is managed by the Fribourg-based association MILLE SEPT SANS.
Year-end schedule
24-25.12.2024: 11 am-4 pm
26-29.12.2024: 1 pm-6 pm
31.12.2024-01.01.2025: 11 am-4 pm
02-05.01.2025: 1 pm-6 pm
Petites-Rames 22
1701 Fribourg
+41 26 323 23 51
Opening hours
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2025
Wednesday12:00 - 18:00
Thursday12:00 - 18:00
Friday12:00 - 18:00
Saturday13:00 - 18:00
Sunday13:00 - 18:00
