Osiris Exhibition Rietberg

Rietberg, Switzerland

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet with the colossal statue of the king in front of the emerald building

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet with the colossal statue of the king in front of the emerald building

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet with colossal statues of the king and Isis the queen

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet, colossal statue of Hapi in front of Villa Wesendonck

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet, colossal statue of the king, shining like lanterns at night

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet, colossal statue of Isis the queen, shining like lanterns at night

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet, shining like lanterns at night

Photo © Basile Bornand

Three enclosures in hot-dip galvanised steel and polycarbonate panels in violet, shining like lanterns at night

Photo © Basile Bornand

Interior Designers: Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin

Year: 2017
Client: Museum Rietberg
Bauingenieure: Conzett Bronzini Partner AG
Beleuchtung: Mati Lichtgestaltung
Ausführung: Moderne Metallbearbeitung

The ‘Osiris’ exhibition at Museum Rietberg displays the impressive treasures discovered by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio in the sea off the coast of Egypt. The finds include the colossal statues up to 5.4 metres tall, which due to their size are displayed in the courtyard at the entrance to the museum. The three violet-illuminated pavilions protect the statues. The design was a challenge: as light as possible, heated and dimensionally stable. There was not much time to encase the statues in the prefabricated shells consisting of a steel frame with polycarbonate panels on three sides and security glass at the front. The colour provides a point of contrast to the emerald-coloured glass façade of the museum.