Löwenbräu art

The complex of art galleries and museums on the site of the former Löwenbräu brewery in Zurich reopened at the end of August 2012 after two years of alterations carried out by architects Gigon/Guyer and Atelier WW.

This content was published on October 28, 2012 - 11:00

As a photo editor I am responsible for the editorial use of photography at SWI swissinfo.ch and our collaborations with photographers. When the opportunity arises, I take a camera and accompany one of our journalists. I trained as a photographer in Zürich and began working as a photojournalist in 1989. I was a founder of the Swiss photographers' agency Lookat Photos in 1990. A two-time World Press Award winner, I have also been awarded several Swiss national scholarships. My work has been widely exhibited and it is represented in various collections.

The city of Zurich put up one third of the investment, since it regards art as an important element in the way it presents itself to the outside world, and as a major economic factor. Thomas Kern visited the almost-finished site where the pictures were waiting to be hung. (All images by Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch)

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