This section gives a brief description of projects in the field of culture and history.
24 November 2020
The project aims to protect the surfaces of glaciers in Switzerland and, if successful, worldwide in a sustainable way. The system of “meltwater recycling” could delay glacier melting. As long as there is snow on the ice, the glacier will not melt. Two Swiss companies have developed the NESSy ZeroE, which stands for “New Energy-Efficient … Read more » “Mort Alive”
23 November 2020
The Centre for Applied Glaciology (Zentrum für Angewandte Glaziologie, ZAG) is a joint initiative of the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons and the Academia Engiadina. The Centre deals with the area of climate management in Alpine living environments. Ice deposits react particularly sensitively to climate change, which therefore poses particular glaciological challenges. Water … Read more » “Centre for Applied Glaciology”
17 November 2020
Les Rencontres Orient-Occident (Encounters between the Orient and the Occident) is a platform for dialogue and debate between thinkers and artists from the Middle East and the Western Mediterranean Basin in the fields of philosophy, art, history, politics, law, economics, ecology, the three great monotheistic religions and other social issues. The aim is to build … Read more » “Les Rencontres Orient-Occident”
23 October 2020
The observatory and its 4.5-metre diameter planetarium welcomes visitors and allows them to discover the sky and its mysteries. The Observatory welcomes visitors at an altitude of 1’300 meters in the heart of the Bernese Jura, above Saint-Imier. Visitors have the opportunity to benefit from several types of activities.
22 October 2020
The aim of the Foundation (Kunststiftung Gedankenberg) is to support and promote artistic creation in the field of neuroesthetics as a link between philosophy and neuroscience in the public domain. The foundation is committed to the further publication and art theoretical reappraisal of the GedankenBerg art park in Sevelen as well as to its maintenance. … Read more » “GedankenBerg Art Foundation”
8 October 2020
Lia Rumantscha has been the umbrella organisation for Romansh individuals and organisations since 1919. The Lia supports the language, education, media and culture from its headquarters in Chur and promotes and coordinates the projects and work of the regional associations, interregional bodies and organisations, including those outside Graubünden. The organisation protects the legal status of … Read more » “Lia Rumantscha”
6 October 2020
The Theatre of the Architecture (Teatro dell’architettura) is located on the university campus of the Academy of Architecture (L’Accademia di architecttura). in Mendrisio. The Theatre is an initiative of the University of the canton Ticino and the Foundation of the Theatre of the Architecture (l’Università della Svizzera italiana and la Fondazione Teatro dell’architettura). Alongside the … Read more » “Theatre of the Architecture”
5 October 2020
As independent initiative Somalgors74 is engaged in processes of collective artistic creation. All activities aim at dealing culturally with topics and contents, which have a reference to the village Tschlin, its surroundings, past and future. In connection with the local community, the projects develop their respective fields of reference both in the house and in … Read more » “Somalgors74”
4 October 2020
One hundred years ago, the Rhine was the largest salmon river in Europe. Since the 1950s, the Atlantic salmon in the Rhine has been extinct. The organisation is running together with the WWF the ‘Salmon-Comeback’ project. This project is not only about salmon. It symbolises the entire habitat along and in the Rhine. If salmon … Read more » “Salmon-Comeback”
18 September 2020
With the acquisition of the Tannenhof agricultural estate in Gampelen (Canton Bern), the Tannenhof association for released convicts and the unemployed was founded in 889. The institution established itself and, over time, adapted itself constantly to changing needs. In 1986 the association was converted into a foundation. Today the foundation (Stiftung) offers a friendly atmosphere … Read more » “Tannenhof Foundation”
