Abegg-Stiftung

When a unique historic textile needs to be conserved, the Abegg-Stiftung, as a renowned international centre of competence in this art, has the necessary know-how. Here textiles are researched and conserved according to highest standards.
The Abegg-Stiftung is attractive to the general public because it houses one of the world’s most important textile collections. Visitors are invited to discover precious fabrics and other works of art from different artistic epochs and regions in the permanent exhibition with its innovative lighting technology. Early Persian bronzes, central Asian silk kaftans, gold brocaded velvets as well as paintings from the workshops of Rogier van der Weyden and Sandro Botticelli are on view.

The special exhibition 2022 will show textile masterpieces from Peru that provide vivid testimony to its early civilizations. The textiles are remarkable for their magnificent colours and imaginative imagery.