Museum · Davos

Kirchner Museum - expressionist genius painted Davos obsessively, then wine

1992 museum holds world's largest Ernst Ludwig Kirchner collection (1880–1938), the German Expressionist who obsessively painted Davos after moving here in 1918.

What to do there

TourKirchner Museum - expressionist genius painted Davos obsessively, then wineErnst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin's leading expressionist - fled to Davos in 1917 to recover from WWI trauma and addiction. He painted these mountains obsessively for 20 years, creating some of expressionism's most vivid Alpine landscapes. The Kirchner Museum holds the world's largest collection. See the mountains through a genius's fractured lens, then find them outside, unchanged.

Places to see and wineries nearby

Landmark Maienfeld wine day trip - Heidi's village is actually Switzerland's best Pinot Noir Swiss Pinot Noir paradise where Johanna Spyri found Heidi - 350 hectares of Blauburgunder on the slopes above her famous village.
Winery World Economic Forum wine culture - where Davos Man drinks Graubünden Pinot Noir Graubünden Pinot Noir flows at Davos economic summits — WEF's official wine is from this Alpine region.
Winery Jakobshorn Bolgenschanze - Davos's wildest après-ski turns into wine bar at dusk Legendary snowboard party venue (1990s) with Bolgenschanze apéro bar serving après-ski drinks 150m from Jakobshorn valley station.