Sitterwerk Foundation
The Sitterwerk Foundation with its Art Library, its Material Archive and the Studio House is located on the industrial site in the Sitter Valley near St.Gallen, in direct proximity to the Kesselhaus Josephsohn, to the Art Foundry and the Fotolabor. In this network, production, research, preservation, and the mediation of art and craft interpenetrate and enrich one another in diverse ways.
How does Japan wax feel? From which quarry does the marble from which Giambologna created his sculptures come from? What is the future of automated production processes? The collections of the Sitterwerk Foundation interlink such topics and many others and provide material, literature, and a space for precise research or inspiring browsing. The Sitterwerk Foundation shares what is developed here with a broad audience by means of a wide selection of activities, lectures, and tours.
Change in the management of the Art Library
After exactly 8 years, Roland Früh hands over the management of the Sitterwerk Art Library. During his time in the Sittertal, he has imparted the treasure of books to countless guests and visitors, linked it to the materials, guided them through the…
OK Computer—Languages of Order
When looking things up in card indexes and entering terms in search fields, language is always a hurdle. Are we looking for ceramic, porcelain, or slip casting? Is the artist a sculptor, painter, or visual artist? Does “stone” stand for the mater…
Closing times Christmas and New Year
The Sitterwerk will be closed at Christmas from the 24th of December 2022 to the 1st of January 2023. The art library and Material archive will be open again from the 2nd of January 2023.
OK Computer—Languages of Order
When looking things up in card indexes and entering terms in search fields, language is always a hurdle. Are we looking for ceramic, porcelain, or slip casting? Is the artist a sculptor, painter, or visual artist? Does “stone” stand for the mater…
Change in the management of the Art Library
After exactly 8 years, Roland Früh hands over the management of the Sitterwerk Art Library. During his time in the Sittertal, he has imparted the treasure of books to countless guests and visitors, linked it to the materials, guided them through the…
Closing times Christmas and New Year
The Sitterwerk will be closed at Christmas from the 24th of December 2022 to the 1st of January 2023. The art library and Material archive will be open again from the 2nd of January 2023.