The Musée Jenisch Vevey presents the Jean Planque collection until 18 April 2027. This inaugural exhibition fills the whole museum.
The story
Jean Planque was a self-taught painter and collector from Ferreyres, in the canton of Vaud. He worked for the Beyeler gallery from 1954 to 1972. There he met many artists who were still little known in Switzerland.
His collection includes more than 300 works. Among them are Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Picasso, Bonnard, Klee, Braque, de Staël, Tàpies and Dubuffet.
On 12 September 2025, the City of Vevey and the State of Vaud announced the return of the collection to the canton. The Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation signed an agreement with Vevey to deposit it at the Musée Jenisch. Jean Planque had visited the museum in 1995 and admired its spaces and light.
Who organises it
The Musée Jenisch Vevey organises the exhibition. The curators are Florian Rodari, president of the Jean and Suzanne Planque Foundation, and Maïlis Favre, curator.
What to find
The route follows the three phases of the collection.
- The first purchases, still strongly marked by Paul Cézanne
- The discovery of non-figurative art in the 1950s and the meeting with Jean Dubuffet
- The friendship with Pablo Picasso, whose trust helped the early days of the Beyeler gallery
Works by Sam Francis, Simon Hantaï, Henri Michaux, Antoni Tàpies, Mark Tobey and Francisco Toledo are also on show. A book accompanies the exhibition, « Collection Jean Planque » (The Jean Planque Collection) (Scheidegger & Spiess, 2026, CHF 65), with a catalogue raisonné.
Practical information
- Dates, until 18 April 2027
- Venue, Musée Jenisch Vevey
- Offer, Art’n’Rail, up to 50% off public transport and 50% off museum entry in November
We have gathered here all the information published by the organiser to date. Do you have more? Write to us, and the article will be completed.
Links
- Official site, Musée Jenisch Vevey
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Musée Jenisch Vevey, The Jean Planque Collection. The Story of a Collector, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Musée Jenisch Vevey, press release of 12 September 2025, accessed on 14 November 2026
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