Paper cuttings have long fascinated viewers with their expressive storytelling and precision. For the first time, Swiss paper cuttings from the collection of Interlaken-based collectors Elsbeth and Niklaus Wyss are being juxtaposed with Chinese paper cuttings from the collection of the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong and works from the Guanling Paper Cutting Art Museum and the Liu Chuanjie Paper Cutting Art Center, Pingyao, both Shanxi Province. The objective is to highlight both the diversity and the unique cultural identity of this fascinating art form.
In 2009, Chinese paper cutting was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. To highlight the significance of this craft spanning both cultures, two parallel exhibitions will be held in spring 2026, at the University Museum and Art Gallery and the Kunsthaus Interlaken.
