Swiss Research Centre for Stained Glass
and Glass Art

“Une aspiration de l’âme vers la lumière” Yoki and the Art of Contemporary Stained Glass

Yoki (Émile Aebischer, 1922-2012) was a versatile artist who worked in a variety of fields, from easel painting to stained glass, mosaics, tapestry and marquetry. He had a lasting influence on the cultural heritage of Switzerland and abroad. Yoki began his career as a painter of stained glass in the early 1940s. Funded by the Association des Amis de Yoki, this four-year research project will study Yoki’s religious and secular stained glass windows in public spaces.

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Collecting the Art of Light

Glass, Connoisseurship, and 19th-century Art Market

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for an international conference dedicated to glass art, collectorship and the art market during the long 19th century. The conference is jointly organized by the Vitrocentre Romont, the University of Geneva and the Musée Ariana. It will take place in conjunction with the exhibition “Post Tenebras Lux, les collections de vitraux du Musée Ariana” shown at the Musée Ariana from 15 November 2024 to 1 October 2025.

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The Archival Catalog of Vitrocentre Romont is now available online.

The Vitrocentre Romont has a rich collection of archives devoted to glass arts that exists nowhere else in Switzerland. The estates of artists and workshops, art historians and specialist societies in the field of glass arts, dating from the 19th to the 21st century, provide unique opportunities for scientific research.

The collections held by the Vitrocentre Romont are public and can be accessed via the online inventory.

The travel journal and book of recipes of Ulrich Daniel Metzger

Ulrich Daniel Metzger, a skilled glass-painter and reverse glass-painter, began compiling his travel journal and book of recipes in 1708, collating impressions, recipes and experiences during his travels, drawing artworks he had seen, and collecting dedications from various artist colleagues. This notebook has proved to be an unusually rich source for documenting this typically multifacetted figure of the period.

Ulrich Daniel Metzger’s travel journal and book of recipes was published in its entirety for the first time: ulrichdanielmetzger.digital

Save the date!

Events not to be missed

23–28 JUNE 2024

36th CIHA Congress

The materiality of stained glass and the art of glass. More information here.

In Lyon (France)

4–6 JULY 2024

Colloquium: Glass in the Islamic World

This colloquium intends to stimulate the study of glass in the art and architecture of the Islamic world and to ensure that the topic finds a place in the general discourse.

Save the date!

Events not to be missed

23–28 JUNE 2024

36th CIHA Congress

The materiality of stained glass and the art of glass. More information here.

In Lyon (France)

4–6 JULY 2024

Colloquium: Glass in the Islamic World

This colloquium intends to stimulate the study of glass in the art and architecture of the Islamic world and to ensure that the topic finds a place in the general discourse.