This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
10 February 2022
This year’s Basler Fasnacht begins at 4 a.m. on 7 March. Before this annual event, various events take place in theatres. Several happenings will be briefly discussed until March. The aim is to put the centuries-old Fasnacht tradition into perspective. The Basler Fasnacht (see also www.fasnacht.ch and www.fasnachts-comite.ch) has its origins in the annual parade … Read more » “The Charivari of the Basler Fasnacht”
2 February 2022
The Morteratsch Glacier near Pontresina (canton Graubünden) shows the consequences of global warming. In recent decades, the masses of ice have been shrinking at an ever-increasing annual rate. High moraines characterise the landscape and show where the glacier was in 1850. The virtual reality stations show where it will be in 2100. Over the past … Read more » “Virtual Reality Glacier Experience”
31 January 2022
The factory in the village of Riedholz (canton of Solothurn), a few five kilometres from the city of Solothurn, produced cellulose and paper from 1884 to 2016. The factory closed its doors in 2016. Since 2018, however, new life has awakened in Switzerland’s most prominent industrial wasteland. Since the opening of the Attisholz-Areal in 2018, … Read more » “The Attisholz-Areal”
27 January 2022
The events celebrating the centenary of Henry Brandt (1921-2018) aim at introducing a wider audience to the work of this significant figure of the Swiss Cinema and photographer. An exhibition at the Art and History Museum and in the park of the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel, the presentation of his documentaries in the Passion Cinéma … Read more » “The Centenary of Henry Brandt”
11 January 2022
Empress Irene of Byzantium (752-803) is the protagonist of the new musical theatre in the Julier Tower (Julierturm) on the Julier Pass in the canton of Grisons. She was one of the most enigmatic and powerful female rulers of the early Middle Ages. With intrigue, diplomatic skills and a sense of power, she remained on … Read more » “Empress Irene on the Julier Pass”
3 December 2021
On the occasion of the 200th birthday of Fyodor Michajlovič Dostoevsky (1821-1881), the Philosophicum in Basel organises the exhibitions “Frauenbilder” and “Heilige Frauen. Dämonen. Toter Gott”, an exhibition of Russian icons. The event includes other events. On his European trips, Dostoevsky also visited Switzerland and Basel in 1862 and 1867. The exhibition “Women Pictures” focuses on the … Read more » “Dostoevsky, Basel and Icons “
27 November 2021
The first performance of The Little Prince (Der Kleine Prinz) at the Marionette Theatre in Basel took place in 1960. The timeless novella by the French writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) has been translated into more than 300 languages and dialects. In Switzerland, the book has been translated into the four national languages … Read more » “The Little Prince uff Baseldytsch”
24 November 2021
Technorama allows hands-on experiences of hundreds of natural phenomena and technology. It is one of the largest Science Centers in Europe. At more than 500 experiment stations visitors can discover natural phenomena first-hand and with all the senses. Everything in Technorama can be touched, played and experimented with. Learning through play in a science centre … Read more » “Technorama Winterthur”
18 November 2021
When Swiss watchmakers were conquering the world, another episode began in the village of Schönenwerd (canton of Solothurn). The beginning of the Bally shoe dynasty. In 1847, Carl Franz Bally (1826-1899) took over his father’s company, which specialised in producing silk tapes. Based on this production, he specialised in making shoes for the better classes … Read more » “Bally Shoe Museum”
10 November 2021
From antiquity to the present day, animals and hybrid creatures have provided guidance and protected us in the shape of amulets. Creatures like Lassie, Baloo and Bagheera from The Jungle Book, or melodious nightingales provide for entertainment. But how has the relationship between humans and animals changed, here and elsewhere? What are the strengths and … Read more » “Animalistic ! One Theme, Four Exhibitions”
