Alois Carigiet (1902 – 1985) was a gifted author and illustrator of children’s books, as well as a highly versatile and talented painter, graphic artist and stage designer. He was one of the co-founders of the legendary Cabaret Cornichon in 1933.

The exhibition illuminates the many different facets of the work of this multi-talented artist in a manner that will fascinate children and adults alike. The show starts with a look at Carigiet’s home, the Canton Graubünden. Visitors experience Switzerland’s rich Rhaeto-Romanic culture, the world of children’s literature and Carigiet’s graphic art and painting.

After the success at the National Museum Zurich, the exhibition will be presented at the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz as of November 2017.