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Society for Art History in Switzerland

Bern / Switzerland

The Society for Art History in Switzerland , French: Société d'histoire de l'art en Suisse , Italian: Società di storia dell' arte in Svizzera ) is a Swiss learned society dedicated to promoting the understanding of Swiss art history and particularly of Swiss topography of art, including the study and maintenance of Swiss cultural heritage sites. The society founded in 1880 publishes a wide range of monographies, guides and inventories. These include the series Art monuments of Switzerland , which includes more than hundred volumes, the first of which was published in 1927. It also publishes the quarterly journal Kunst und Architektur in der Schweiz.