The Museum im Bellpark is a forum for photography, history, and art in Kriens, Switzerland. It has existed since 1991.

The Museum maintains an archive that documents the development of Kriens from a village to an conurbation, and is building up a collection of Swiss drawings. Its focus is on photography, and it regularly organizes exhibitions. The Museum is supported by the Museum im Bellpark association.

Photographic archive

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The Museum im Bellpark maintains an archive with photographs by various photographers from Kriens:

  • Emil Kreis, (1895–1925), architectural photography, object photography, industrial photography
  • Franz Schütz, (1940––1980), documentation of Kriens, architectural photography
  • Otto Pfeifer, (1935–1990), architectural photography, industrial photography, portrait photography
  • Heinz Schwarz, (1970 to date), Kriens documentation, architectural photography, documentary photography
  • Mario Kunz, (1985 to date), cityscapes of Kriens, architectural photography, object photography

Publications

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  • Slopes & Houses, Georg Aerni, 2002, Museum im Bellpark, Eikon
  • Fabrik und Atelier. Menschen und Dinge, Emil Kreis, 2000, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens
  • Waldhüttenbilder. Kinderhüttentext, 2000, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens
  • Krienser Ansichten, photographed by Heinz Schwarz, 1999, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens
  • Fotografien, Otto Pfeifer, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens, 1998
  • Kriens in alten Ansichten, Museum im Bellpark, Kriens, 1991
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