Bourbaki Panorama

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A monumental panorama, a cultural monument of European importance and a symbol of Switzerland's humanitarian tradition. Without a doubt, the Bourbaki Panorama is a "must-see".

The Bourbaki Panorama depicts the episode when 87,000 soldiers of the French Army of the East under General Bourbaki, fleeing the Prussian forces in the harsh winter of 1871, were interned after crossing into Switzerland. A visit to the Bourbaki Panorama is a journey back to the latter half of the 19th century, at a time when Switzerland was crystallising as a nation and beginning to establish a tradition of humanity, tolerance and human rights. A gripping story captured on a canvas measuring 112 × 10 metres in 1881 by the painter Edouard Castres and ten colleagues – amongst them a young Ferdinand Hodler before he became famous.

Preisgekrönte App «My Bourbaki Panorama»

Auf dem riesigen Gemälde sind auch viele Einzelschicksale dargestellt. Mit der preisgekrönten App  «My Bourbaki Panorama» werden Ihnen die Alltagsgeschichten dieser Personen vor Augen geführt und nachvollziehbar gemacht. Tablets mit der App sowie Kopfhörer werden im Bourbaki Panorama Luzern kostenloszur Verfügung gestellt. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Rundbild im Bourbaki Panorama ist in Zeiten wachsender Flüchtlingsströme in Europa aktueller denn je. Das Bourbaki Panorama lässt sich auf verschiedene Weise erleben: Bei einem individuellen Besuch oder im Rahmen einer thematischen Gruppenführung.

Ten museums with one pass

With the Lucerne Museum Pass you can visit ten museums for two consecutive days at the price of CHF 39.

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