Sculpture at Schoenthal is an art foundation in Switzerland. It is named after the Schönthal Monastery, a former church near the village of

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, which is now used for temporary art exhibitions. An array of sculptures, including some by well-known artists, is dotted around the monastery area and the surrounding countryside.

The monastery and foundation

Schönthal Monastery (german: Kloster Schönthal) was built in approximately 1140. It was annulled during the

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in 1529, after which it was used variously as a toolshed, dairy farm and brickworks. In 1967 it was put under

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, and in 1986 the first archaeological digs and renovations began. Sculpture at Schoenthal was opened in 2000 as a "cultural meeting place" incorporating the monastery and surrounding area, with the motto "Art and nature in dialogue". The following year its founder, John Schmid, transferred the entire set-up to the newly established Sculpture at Schoenthal Foundation.According to the ''Chronologie'' section of the foundation's website. The historic building now serves as a gallery for temporary exhibitions and as a seminar venue.

Sculptures and artists

A number of well-known Swiss and international artists have integrated works of

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into the surrounding Jura countryside, including Tony Cragg, Nigel Hall, Richard Long and David Nash.

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External links

Sculpture at Schoenthal home page
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