The Kunsthaus Glarus offers a platform for the presentation of Swiss and international contemporary art as well as the collection of the Glarus Art Association and regional art.

Since the mid-1990s, the Kunsthaus Glarus has made a name for itself in the Swiss museum landscape as well as the international art scene with pointed positions of contemporary art and, despite its peripheral location, has become one of the centers of Swiss contemporary art. The focus of the Kunsthaus Glarus is on the work of artists, particularly of a younger generation, who have never or hardly ever been shown in institutional contexts in Switzerland. For example, well-known Swiss artists such as Urs Fischer, Mathis Gasser, Raphael Hefti, Ugo Rondinone, Kilian Rüthemann and Vanessa Safavi had their first institutional solo exhibition at Kunsthaus Glarus. International artists such as Maja Bajevic, Nina Beier, Bonnie Camplin, Peter Doig, Shana Moulton and Yorgos Sapountizis were also shown for the first time in an institutional setting in Switzerland.

As the only major art institution in the canton of Glarus, the Kunsthaus is responsible for the region's art-historical heritage and continuously builds bridges between contemporary positions and the collection holdings of the Glarner Kunstverein. In addition to the program of temporary exhibitions, works from the collections of the Glarner Kunstverein are occasionally shown. An exhibition focusing on Glarus art is held once a year. The traditional non-juried annual exhibition alternates with a themed or juried exhibition every two years.


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