The Museum Alpin is located in the Chesa Delnon, a stately Engadine house dating from 1716. The Museum Alpin was founded in 1971 by the Pontresina Mountain Guides Association; here the mountain world has found a multifaceted exhibition site: The fauna, flora and geology of the Grisons mountains are presented as well as the Alpine culture.
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Guido Baselgia In the eye of the light
The Museum Alpin Pontresina is presenting an exhibition by the photographic artist Guido Baselgia, who was born in Pontresina in 1953 and grew up there.
On display are works from the cycles "Lungo Guardo" and "Camera Obscura Lichteinfälle" in the context of the astrophysical phenomena that the artist thematizes and studies in his work.
Baselgia was awarded the Central Switzerland Culture Prize in 2006, the Culture Prize of the municipality of Pontresina in 2016 and the Grisons Culture Prize in 2020. His works have been recognized in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and most recently in the major retrospective at the Kunsthaus Zug.
The exhibitions on summer and winter alpinism are a highlight. They offer an insight into the pioneering days of mountaineering, from the conquest of the Bernina massif to modern alpinism. The "Magic World of Minerals" in the Sury Collection and the Gian Saratz bird collection fascinate more than just children. The new permanent exhibition "Kameramuseum-Pontresina collecziun Flury-Lochau" shows the history of photography from 1863 to 2022.
Events
Guided tours
...in the permanent exhibitions every Thursday, 10 am.
Vernissage "Guido Baselgia - In the eye of the light"
At the Museum Alpin Pontresina from 5.30 pm
Film: "Guido Baselgia - The Dark Light"
Film by Casper Nicca. With artist talk by Guido Baselgia
At the Rex Cinema Pontresina at 5.00 pm
Science café "Light"
At the Hotel Walther Pontresina at 6.30 pm. Together with the Chesas da cultura Engiadina association, the Academia Raetica and Pontresina Cultura.
