This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
18 August 2024
Basel will again host the interdisciplinary festival Erasmus klingt! –Festival Lab from 9 to 15 September 2024. Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466/69-1536), who lived and worked in Basel for many years, is at the centre of the festival, which will now be held biennially given the 500th anniversary of Erasmus’ death in Basel in 2036. The … Read more » “The Sound of Erasmus in Basel”
31 July 2024
The 9th Swiss Triennial of Sculpture takes place in Bad Ragaz (Canton of St Gallen) and Vaduz (Liechtenstein) from 4 May to 30 October 2024. The event shows works by 88 artists from 19 countries. The Bad Ragartz Triennial is one of the largest open-air art exhibitions in the world. For six months, the works … Read more » “The Triennale Bad Ragartz, Art in the Open Air”
23 July 2024
The annual Romansh course in Vallader started again on 22 July in Scuol (canton Graubünden). Lia Rumantscha, the course organiser, counted 153 participants from home and abroad this year! The Romansh language is expected to attract increasing interest in Switzerland and abroad. The annual National Romansh Language and Culture Week (Eivna (Emma) rumantscha) indicates this … Read more » “The Romansh Language and the Landscape of Lower Engadine”
17 July 2024
Today, an arena for almost 8,000 spectators stands in the former barracks area (der Kasernenhof) in Basel. The premiere of the 17th Basel Tattoo will take place here from 19 to 27 July. Top formations from five continents and around 1,000 artists will enchant the audience and the city (tickets are available at www.baseltattoo.ch). The Basel … Read more » “The Basel Tattoo 2024”
30 June 2024
The Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is world-famous. But who knows Giuseppe Haas-Triverio (1889-1963)? The two artists were close friends between 1922 and 1935 and shared a passion for Italy. Giuseppe Haas-Triverio and M. C. Escher on a hike from Scanno to Villetta Barrea, Abruzzen, 21. 5. 1929. Photo: M. C. Escher Josef Haas was born in … Read more » “The artists Escher and Haas-Triverio in Italy (1922-1935)”
18 June 2024
Riom (canton of Graubünden) turns into Europe’s dance capital in summer. Nowhere else on the continent will there be so many ballet performances in a single month. Riom’s two iconic stages (the castle and the Clavadeira) will host dancers who will stage eight full-length contemporary world premieres. The initial impetus for Riom’s expanded dance programme … Read more » “Europe’s dance capital in Riom”
14 June 2024
Art Basel (10 – 16 June) presents art from the 20th and 21st centuries and is the leading world fair for the international art market. More than 250 galleries and 4,000 artists from all over the globe make Basel a museum of modern and contemporary art. The city and surrounding area already have several museums … Read more » “Art Basel is in the City, Bruderholz and Nature”
3 June 2024
Lavaux Vinorama is the centre for discovering the wines and terraced vineyards of Lavaux, an area registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors can explore the cultural and sensorial aspects of wine and its origins. The building, conceived with its original architectural concept in mind, respects the environment and is perfectly integrated into a … Read more » “Lavaux Vinorama”
14 May 2024
The monastic island of Reichenau (Die Klosterinsel Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is one of the most historic places on and in Lake Constance, and it will celebrate an important anniversary in 2024. One thousand three hundred years ago, in 724, the travelling monk Pirmin founded the monastery, which became an important inspiration for art, culture, and … Read more » “The Monastic Island of Reichenau”
23 April 2024
The Swiss Association of Friends of the Mills (Die Vereinigung Schweizer Mühlenfreunde) annually organises the national Mill Day on the Saturday after Ascension Day. During this national event, historic mills in all parts of the country open their doors, including the Flühmühle in Hofstetten-Flüh (canton of Solothurn), from 11:00 a.m. At 13:00 and 15:00, two … Read more » “Swiss Mill Day on 11 May 2024 in Flüh”
