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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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

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Swiss Historicism Day

International Conference: Interiors Reconfigured

This conference is dedicated to to the decorative arts of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on material aspects and local practices. The 19th century witnessed an unprecedented disassembly of historical interiors in the cultural centers of the region, be it Cairo, Damascus or Istanbul. Dismounted architectural elements such as wood panels, ceilings, domes, marble incrustations, tiles, stucco glass windows or textiles reached the West via collectors or the art market, leaving behind a fragmented cultural heritage. This trend followed profound changes in the countries of origin since the 18th century, in the course of which local tastes and craftmanship began to mutate under Ottoman and Western influence.

The conference is jointly organized by the Vitrocentre Romont and the CNRS (InVisu research center in Paris), and will address the growing importance of material-based analysis in the field of Middle Eastern and Maghrebi décors.

Programme in PDF

Save the date!

Events not to be missed

3-4 NOVEMBER 2023

International Conference: Interiors Reconfigured

This international conference is dedicated to the decorative arts of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on material aspects and local practices.

23–28 JUNE 2024

36th CIHA Congress

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

In Lyon (France)

Save the date!

Events not to be missed

3-4 NOVEMBER 2023

International conference: Interiors Reconfigured

This international conference is dedicated to the decorative arts of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on material aspects and local practices.

23–28 JUNE 2024

36th CIHA Congress

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

In Lyon (France)