This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
29 August 2022
From 1 to 4 September 2022, the new edition of Kunsttage Basel will take place in Basel and its surroundings. This year’s event will again make modern and contemporary art accessible to a wide audience. Some 55 museums, galleries, exhibition spaces and other venues will take part. The Kunsttage Basel aims to make the artistic … Read more » “Days of Art Basel 2022”
25 August 2022
The 29th edition of European Heritage Days in Switzerland on 10 and 11 September 2022 will focus on places of art, recreation and sport under the motto “Leisure – Temps libre – Tempo libero”. From the Roman amphitheatre to the National Museum, from the opera house to the mountain hotel to the seaside resort. Some … Read more » “European Heritage Days in Switzerland”
4 August 2022
On the occasion of the baptism of Princess Amalia, Crown Princess of the Netherlands, in 2004, the Municipality of Scuol and the Regional Tourism Organisation in the Lower Engadine (Canton of Graubünden) named a hitherto unnamed mountain after the princess. The naming of Piz Amalia confirmed the friendship between Switzerland and the Netherlands. In the … Read more » “The Piz Amalia in Concert”
24 July 2022
The 98th Congress of the Swiss Abroad (Congrès des Suisses de l’étranger/ Auslandschweizer- Kongress) will be held in Lugano from 19 to 21 August. The themes are globalisation, migration, data protection, digitalisation, democracy, the rule of law, the Covid 19 pandemic, and possible future pandemics. How is Switzerland’s democratic system responding to the current challenges? … Read more » “Congress of the Swiss Abroad”
17 July 2022
The Basel Tattoo takes place from 15 to 23 July on the site of the Klybeck Kaserne in Kleinbasel. The Red Hot Chili Pipers and the Flings and Things Highland Dancers, famous Scottish bagpipe bands, the Top Secret Drum Corps from Basel, the Swiss Military Music Company, the Indian Kumudi Homes School Pipes and Drums … Read more » “The Basel Tattoo 2022”
15 July 2022
The Fundaziun Origen is devoting the coming week to Gregorian chant. These ancient chants are part of the identity of monastic life. They structure the day and night. The Origen Ensemble performs the Lauden, the prayer that welcomes the day, and the Complet, which bids farewell to the day and accompanies people to sleep. They … Read more » “Gregorian Chants in Graubünden”
11 July 2022
The dance season of the Nova Fundaziun Origen (Riom, Canton Graubünden) on the Julier Pass begins on 14 July. Luca-Andrea Tessarini will kick off this year’s series of new choreographies with his work “Venom”. One week later, French choreographer Sébastien Bertaud will show his “Laniakea”. The Red Tower on the Julier Pass unites two great … Read more » “Choreographies on the Julier Pass”
23 June 2022
The ADN (Association Danse Neuchâtel) presents two new performances at the Temple Allemand in La Chaux-de-Fonds (canton of Neuchâtel) on Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 June, at 6 pm. The programme includes two creations by Clara Delorme. Malgrés is a playful piece with the theme “Music and the Body”. It tells about the contradictions of … Read more » “New Performances of the ADN”
20 June 2022
The Foundation (Stiftung/Fundaziun) Origen is devoting the summer to the theme of “space”. A series of new dance performances created by artists from Paris, Tbilisi, The Hague, Munich, Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro, Kiev, Saint Petersburg, Amsterdam, Antwerp and London. The shows will occur in the Julier Tower (Julierturm) at the Julierpass. In Riom, Origen will … Read more » “Summer Program Origen”
13 June 2022
The 2022 edition of Art Basel (16-19 June) will feature 289 leading galleries from across the globe presenting the highest quality of works across all media, from rare and historical masterpieces to new works by today’s emerging artistic voices. In addition, the fair will present 70 large-scale artworks in Unlimited; 20 site-specific projects in Parcours; … Read more » “Art Basel 2022”
