In 2025, an additional door was added to the garden side on the lower floor of the building. This was the first change to the facade since the foundation of Kunsthalle Bern in 1918. With the More Than A Door project, the team of ALIAS Architects, Lorenza Donati and Antoine Berchier, took pending fire safety regulations as an opportunity to create something more than just an emergency exit. The large glass door opens up a view of the greenery and allows for new uses of the garden area. At the same time, the door provides additional barrier-free access to the lower exhibition spaces.

The project was made possible through the kind support of the Lotteriefonds of the Canton of Bern, the Burgergemeinde Bern, Ursula Wirz-Stiftung and Stadtgrün Bern.

Fragments of the original wall, which were removed during the construction project and examined by HKB students, are available for purchase from the Board of the Kunsthalle Bern as part of the SONDAGE project. Lovers of the Kunsthalle Bern thus have the unique opportunity to own a small piece of this institution.

The proceeds from the sale of the fragments will be used exclusively for future renovations of the Kunsthalle Bern.

If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Gisela Stöckli:gisela@kunsthalle-bern.ch