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Symposium

Geometry and Colour

Geometry and Colour: Decoding the Arts of Islam in the West, 1880–1945

11–12 September 2020

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Vitrocentre Romont

International Summer School

From Switzerland to the World:
Stained Glass in the Global 19th Century

September 7-11, 2020, 10-12h / 14-16h

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Collection von Reding

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Built in 1609 for Ital Reding, "Reding-Haus an der Schmiedgasse" in Schwyz holds a large collection of Swiss stained glass from the 16th–20th century. The catalogue of the stained glass panels and introductory texts are now published on vitrosearch.ch.

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Annual report

Click here to read th annual report 2019.

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Research

Luminosity of the East Materiality, Provenance and Reception of Islamic Coloured Glass Windows in the West

The project aims to provide the hitherto lacking art-historical and material analysis of Islamic coloured glass windows (qamarīya) of the 17^th to 19^th centuries within Western museum collections and at World’s Fairs and to critically examine questions about their provenance.

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Corpus Vitrearum Schweiz

The von Reding Collection in Schwytz

The privately owned von Reding collection in Schwytz and its history were researched in collaboration with the Canton of Schwyz's Department of Culture.

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International Workshop

China and the West: Reconsidering Chinese Reverse Glass Painting

We are pleased to announce the programme of the international workshop.

14 - 16 February 2020

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Research

The travel journal and book of recipes of Ulrich Daniel Metzger

Research funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF

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EVENT

Corpus Vitrearum Fribourg now online on vitrosearch!

The catalogue section of the publication has been available via the vitrosearch platform since July 2018. Discover the 416 stained glass panels on vitrosearch!

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Research

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Discover our large research database vitrosearch!

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