The Centre

Exhibitions

The Robert Walser Center shows in its rooms thematically changing exhibitions with books, manuscripts and documents by and about Robert Walser, his environment and his impact.

Current exhibition

Carl Seeligs Wanderungen mit Robert Walser.

The exhibition is dedicated to Carl Seelig's book Wanderungen mit Robert Walser (Walks with Robert Walser) and the walks Seelig and Walser took together, making the landscape of eastern Switzerland the setting for a fascinating recapitulation of Robert Walser's life as a writer.

Upcoming exhibition

Bureau Bollito

Group exhibition with Virginia Ariu, Peter Fischli, Lisa Hoever, Fabian Marti, Annina Matter, Ivan Mitrovic und Emanuel Rossetti | 15 January to 20 December 2024.

Past exhibitions

Pamela Rosenkranz im Robert Walser Zentrum

The office exhibition by Pamela Rosenkranz Healer Scrolls was open to all visitors to the Robert Walser Centre from 17 January 2022 to 23 December 2022.

Walser's Letters

On the occasion of the publication of the Robert Walser Letter Edition, the Robert Walser Center is showing the exhibition Robert Walser's Letters.

Thomas Schütte at the Robert Walser Centre

Thomas Schütte's watercolours and sculptures are on display in the offices of the Robert Walser Centre (18 January to 28 August 2020).

Robert Walser-Modell

“Robert Walser-Model”, Thomas Hirschhorn, 2018

Der Räuber

Tilo Steireif’s Der Räuber nach dem Roman von Robert Walser – an exhibition of 112 watercolors (19.10.2015 to 9.3.2018)

Robert Walser's Microscripts

Robert Walser's Microscripts (14.6.2013 to 16.10.2015)

Ferne Nähe/Distant Closeness

Robert Frank: Ferne Nähe/Distant Closeness. Eine Hommage für/A Tribute to Robert Walser (30.3.2012 to 31.5.2013)

Büroausstellung

Markus Zürcher: »Büroausstellung« (12.5.2011 bis 30.9.2011)

Bücher zu Lebzeiten

»Jedes Buch, das gedruckt wurde, ist doch für den Dichter ein Grab oder etwa nicht?« Robert Walsers Bücher zu Lebzeiten (18.9.2009 to 12.3.2012)