Since 1996, the small town of Montreux has been the home of the Boutique L'Exotique - a fine and beautiful little store, whose international reputation has grown steadily over the years, and whose peculiar character and wide range of high-quality objects reflect, as it were, the personality and explorer's soul of the shop owner, Henri-Maurice Berney.

Above all else, Henri-Maurice Berney is first and foremost a seasoned traveller who has enjoyed the immense pleasure and privilege of exploring the highways and byways of more than 180 countries, as well as the thrill of descending rivers of all sizes in all four corners of the world. During these journeys, this intrepid explorer's character has progressively taken form, preparing it for a long carrer to be filled with all sorts of exhilarating adventures and experiences.

Over the years, Henri Maurice Berney has been a photographer, filmmaker, sound engineer, reporter, record holder and speaker. He has organised several dozen documentary expeditions, spreading his acquired knowledge and discoveries publicly in brochures, books, records and exhibitions, as well as via hundreds of television and radio broadcasts.

Henri Maurice Berney's spheres of interest are as vast as they are varied, and include mineralogy, ethnology, electronics, music, archeology, cars, sculpture, wildlife, botany, herpetology, antiques and human relations. He is also a passionate collector of minerals, of gold nuggets and crystals, as well as of ancient African and pre-Columbian golden art-work.

In your visit to artgiftgallery.com you will discover the many fabulous possibilities for purchasing the exceptional works of art, artefacts, jewels and minerals on offer at the Boutique l'Exotique, alongside which a number of this untiring globetrotter's personal creations are permanently exhibited.