Forest pleasure

Ausstellungsplakat - Waldeslust Bäume und Wald in Bildern und Skulpturen Sammlung Würth
This exhibition is available in
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Trees and forests in paintings and sculptures Würth Collection
The exhibition at Forum Würth Arlesheim brings together around 60 works by 36 artists from important art movements such as Impressionism, Expressionism and Land Art, from the end of the 19th century to the 21st century. Outstanding works from the Würth Collection, including Alfred Sisley, Franz Marc, Philipp Bauknecht, Günter Grass, John Baldessari, David Nash, Georg Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer and Gabi Streile, provide an insight into the fascination and significance of trees and forests for people and the visual arts.

The joy of the forest! - No subject in art history can easily surpass the forest in terms of expressiveness and the variety of interpretations associated with it. The history of mankind is also inextricably linked to forests and trees, and the fascination for the forest is timeless and cross-cultural. However, its social significance has changed fundamentally over the centuries. It has been the setting for fairy tales and legends, a projection space for deep longings and fears, a source of inspiration and fantasy, a space for freedom and recreation as well as a meaningful symbol or economic resource and an asset worth protecting.
Die Ausstellung «Waldeslust» folgt in wechselnden künstlerischen Positionen und Techniken, darunter Malerei, Zeichnung und Skulptur, thematisch den vielschichtigen Perspektiven des Waldes. Sie nimmt den singulären Baum in den Blick, vom Wurzelwerk bis in seine erhabene Krone. Die starke Symbolik des Waldmotivs kommt zum Ausdruck, in seiner Vergänglichkeit ebenso wie in seiner Bedeutung für den Menschen als Erholungs- und Sehnsuchtsort oder Lebensgrundlage. Die Ausstellung ist jedoch weit mehr als eine Reise in die Schönheit der Natur. Sie erinnert auch eindringlich an die drängende Bedrohung der Wälder angesichts von Phänomenen wie dem Waldsterben und die daraus resultierenden Folgen für den Menschen.

Ein separater Walderlebnis-Raum mit sensorischen Impulsen und ein erstmals gezeigter Filmbeitrag des Fotografen Markus Bühler über den Wald in vier Jahreszeiten sowie ein Audio-Waldspaziergang in das angrenzende Naturschutzgebiet Reinacher Heide schlagen eine Brücke in die Umgebung und ermöglichen weitere individuelle Walderfahrungen direkt vor Ort.
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Opening hours
Events in this museum
Kunst Zmittag
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Art and culinary delights are combined in the fall. Impulse tour of 30 minutes through the exhibition followed by lunch at Chez Würth. Wed, 17.09.25 and Fri, 10.10.25 12.00 noon each day CHF 24.- / 20 ...

Kunst.Hand.Werk. Markt
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The ever-popular Kunst.Hand.Werk. Market takes place in September this year and invites young and old to discover the diversity of artistic creation: Handmade textile and paper works, illustrations ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Kunst Zmittag
Event

Art and culinary delights are combined in the fall. Impulse tour of 30 minutes through the exhibition followed by lunch at Chez Würth. Wed, 17.09.25 and Fri, 10.10.25 12.00 noon each day CHF 24.- / 20 ...

Kunst Zmorge
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Art and culinary delights are combined in the fall. Breakfast at Chez Würth followed by a guided tour of the exhibition. SO, 07.09.25 and SO, 12.10.25 10.00 - 11.30 a.m. Breakfast 11.30 - 12.30 Art ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
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Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Wald X Würth «Futterhaus bauen»
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The "Wald x Würth" series is taking place for the fourth time. In the creative handicraft workshop, a small bird feeder can be built from discarded wooden pallets using a drill, sandpaper and the like ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
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Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Workshop «Kraft des Waldes»
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Learn fascinating facts about local herbs, shrubs, trees and their uses. After an inspiring impulse in the current exhibition "Waldeslust", Madeleine Michel's workshop will include the production of ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
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Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Filmabend «Der wilde Wald»
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"Let nature be nature" - that is the philosophy of the Bavarian Forest National Park. As humans have not interfered with nature there for around 50 years, a primeval forest with impressive ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
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Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Workshop «Adventskranzbinden»
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Welcome the Advent season with your own Advent wreath! Once again this year, you will have the opportunity to tie and decorate your own Advent wreath to get in the mood for the shorter days and in ...

Workshop «Adventskranzbinden»
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Welcome the Advent season with your own Advent wreath! Once again this year, you will have the opportunity to tie and decorate your own Advent wreath to get in the mood for the shorter days and in ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person

Audiospaziergang
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Together with the Baselland Nature Conservation Service, we have designed an audio forest walk that builds a bridge between the current "Waldeslust" exhibition and the adjacent Reinacher Heide nature ...

Oeffentlicher Ausstellungsrundgang
Event

Public guided tour of the exhibition with a changing thematic focus on Sundays at 11.30 a.m., without registration, admission: CHF 9 per person