Museums Night Fribourg 2026

For the Museums Night Fribourg 2026, the Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, in collaboration with the Belluard Bollwerk, presents a range of artistic and educational events. They all take place at the Kunsthalle. Feel warmly invited to join us!

3:30pm
Performance Freiburg – Fribourg
Lecture by Esther Maria Jungo followed by the book launch of Revolving Histories

Based on her research into the history of performative practices in Fribourg, art historian Esther Maria Jungo traces in her lecture the closely intertwined institutional histories of Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg (founded in 1981) and the multidisciplinary festival Belluard Bollwerk (founded in 1983). Together with the music club Fri-Son, both institutions are rooted in an experimental artistic approach that brought together visual art, performance, theatre, and music, and made a significant contribution to an expanded understanding of contemporary artistic practice in Switzerland.

Jungo’s contribution is part of the research project Revolving Histories, which is dedicated to documenting and making visible translocal performance histories in Switzerland since the 1960s. It is based on oral history sources and presents them for the first time in a cross-disciplinary publication. Following Jungo’s lecture, the book launch of Atlas Revolving Histories – On Translocal Performance Art in Switzerland (Vexer Verlag, 2026) will take place.

5pm
Workshop for Children and Families

During the Night of Museums, we invite families, children, and all interested visitors to take part in an ongoing creative workshop, where you can experience our current exhibition Passages in a playful way. Participate in a collective treasure hunt, which invites you to discover artworks in and around the Kunsthalle building, and to experiment with and create your own artistic works in the workshop.

9pm
Sativa Yiza
DJ Set

In her multifaceted DJ sets, Sativa Yiza explores a range of musical traditions and styles, blending electronic music, house, Afrobeats, as well as Latin and UK influences. Her performances connect sensuality, emotion, and spirituality and are carried by a vibrant energy. As a sundowner concert, we will present a live set by the Fribourg-based multidisciplinary artist at 9pm.