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Bad Ragartz 2024 in Liechtenstein


Gaia, Martin Wiese, 2021
In the tiny principality of Liechtenstein with a population of slightly under 40,000, there’s an amazing outdoor sculpture exhibition for everyone to enjoy. Many sculptural pieces are part of the Bad Ragartz 2024, an extension of the Swiss Sculpture Triennial held in the spa town of Bad Ragaz across the border in Switzerland. I was lucky to catch the exhibition this October, its final month. But weep not if you don’t see it before October 30 because Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, has quite a collection of outdoor sculptures on display year round. I’ve included these outdoor art pieces here.

Gaia, König, Dame by Martin Wiese

All Encompassing, Peter Nutt, steel

Seitan, Kan Yasuda, front view

Seitan, Ken Yasuda, back view

Tribute to Groupside, Stefano Bombardieri

Das Gebet, Heinz Mack, 1994, black granite

Quo Vadis, David Černý

Stalagmite 4, Carlo Borer, 2023

Raumableiter, Max Grüter, 2023

Watchtower, Samuel Salcedo, 2015-2022

Main Bronze (Bronze Hand), Bezzina Bernard, 2015

Balancing Act, Jürg Ruess, bronze and transparent metal

Oiphee III, Dietrich Klinge, 2021

Composition of 3, Matthias Sieff

MIT dem Schatten (2020), Tango 1 (2019), Tango 2 (2022) by Beate Debus

African King, Gunther Stilling, 2000, bronze (permanent display)

Grande Cavallo, Nag Arnoldi, 1988, bronze (permanent display)

Renaissance, Daniel Spoerri, 1985 (background)
Standing Figure, Herbert Albrecht, 1970, bronze (foreground)
(Permanent display)

Figure in a Shelter, Henry Moore, 1983, bronze (permanent display)

Tre Cavalli, Nag Arnoldi, 2002, bronze (permanent display by the Rathaus)

Reclining Woman, Fernando Botero, 1993, bronze (permanent display)

Reclining Woman

Reclining Woman

Reclining Woman
The Sculpture Exhibition display starts at the Peter Kaiser Platz all the way down the Städtle to the City Hall where the Tre Cavalli pieces reign in dramatic splendor. Also on the Städtle are the various museums of Vaduz including the Landes Museum, the Kunstmuseum and Hilti Museum.

How to get to Vaduz from Bregenz, Austria
Take the train from Bregenz to Feldkirch. Get off at Feldkirch Bahnhof and catch the bus to Schaan on Platform D in front of the train station. Your train ticket includes the bus ride to Schaan. At Schaan, transfer to Bus 11 or 13 to Vaduz. You’ll need to buy a separate ticket from Schaan to Vaduz. Driver will accept euros.(Currency in Liechtenstein is Swiss franc and was slightly higher in value than euros in October 2024.) Get off near the Cathedral of St. Florin. This is also where Peter Kaiser Platz and the Landes Museum are located. 

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Location: 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein

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