The panorama
of the Battle of Murten

The Murtenpanorama, a 10x100m oil painting on canvas, painted at the end of the 19th century. More ...

The Panorama is an object of national cultural value, with international significance (1 of 4 historic panoramas in Switzerland, 1 of 15 worldwide painted before 1900).. More ...

The panorama shows the victory of the allies of the former Helvetic Confederation over the invading Duchy of Burgundy. More ...

Louis Braun (1836-1916) was a famous German panorama painter, who produced the panorama in his studio on commission from the Société Suisse des Panoramas. More ...

The panorama was commissioned in 1893 and delivered in 1894 for occasional exhibitions in a rotunda in Zürich, then in Geneva until 1907. More ...

The Panorama was restored between 1996 and 2001. More ...

After restoration, the panorama was exhibited for five months on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition 2002 (Expo.02). More ...

The painting was digitised at ETH Lausanne in 2023.. More ...

Since 1996, the painting has been managed by a foundation, whose aims are to conserve the painting and make it available to the public. More ...