This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
28 May 2021
The Jan Michalski Foundation Montricher (canton of Vaud) presents the BIBLIOTOPIA festival. BIBLIOTOPIA provides an opportunity for international writers to meet and share experiences. The festival will take place from the 4th to the 6th of June at the Foundation. The festival focuses on the theme of change seen through the lens of literature, as … Read more » “BIBLIOTOPIA”
28 April 2021
‘Arena for a Tree’ (Arena für einen Baum) is an open-air art performance by Klaus Littmann (1951). The Arena will offer 50 people the opportunity to admire a unique tree at its centre. The arena is made of treated spruce wood, has a diameter of twelve meters and is shaped like a round basket made … Read more » “Arena for a Tree”
21 April 2021
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19 April 2021
What does the earthworm say to the springtail when they meet beneath the carrot field? Can you hear the grass growing? What are the differences in sound between a vegetable field with organic soil and one with conventional ones? The exposition Sounding Soil (au Centre Pro Natura de Champ-Pittet, Cheseaux-Noréaz, canton de Vaud) answers these … Read more » “Sounding Soil”
26 March 2021
The theme of this year’s Printemps Culturel Neuchâtel festival is The Sahel, Land of Light (Le Sahel, terre de lumière). The festival aims to highlight the civilisations in this region. The emphasis is on the history, culture and current affairs of Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and the northern region of Cameroon. … Read more » “The Sahel, Land of Light”
15 March 2021
“The Great Dictator” by Charlie Chaplin (1887-1977) and the values expressed in the film’s final speech still resonate and inspire today’s world. The speech is as relevant as ever. A touch screen kiosk in the exhibition (Chaplin and the Great Dictator, Chaplin’s World) and the site www.letusallunite.world will allow everyone to morph into the Tramp. … Read more » “The Final Speech in the Great Dictator”
9 March 2021
In 2021, the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel (CDN) will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the writer and painter Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990). The centenary will provide an opportunity to discover new facets of the writer and painter, focusing on the dialogue between his pictorial works and literary oeuvre. The centenary will be opened … Read more » “Centenary Friedrich Dürrenmatt”
19 February 2021
The conference (Patrimoine culturel à l’ère numérique, Kulturerbe im digitalen Zeitalter) on 24 March will take place on a digital platform. Digital applications open up new possibilities for accessing cultural heritage. The conference explores the possibilities and questions of digitised or digital cultural heritage. The conference is organised by the Swiss Cultural Heritage Information Centre NIKE (Nationale … Read more » “Digital Heritage Conference”
14 December 2020
The new cable cars (“Eiger Express” and Männlichenbahn) can transport 4000 guests per hour. The Eiger Express cable car has a capacity of 2,200 persons per hour for transporting passengers to the Eiger Glacier. The Wengernal railway has existed since 1893 and runs from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg, and on the other side, via Wengen to … Read more » “The Eiger Express and the Männlichenbahn”
30 November 2020
The Italian government commissioned Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) in 1950 to illustrate a special edition of La Divina Commedia, the famous work by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Dalì created one hundred watercolour woodcuts in the A4 format. They represent thirty-three watercolours each for Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, along with an introduction. They form an original and unique … Read more » “Dalì meets Dante in Ascona at the Fondazione Majid”
