The Queen in Switzerland

The exhibition about the Queen´s Visit. Photo: Historical Museum Luzern

3 October 2018

The year 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the visit of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) to Switzerland. The Queen spent five weeks in the country from 7 August to 9 September 1868. The queen withdrew from public life after the death of her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861). She embarked on this journey in … Read more » “The Queen in Switzerland”

The First World War and Switzerland

Charles Edouard Gogler (1885-1976), Nothilfe für Flüchtlinge, 1914. Photo: www.14-18.ch

21 June 2018

The association Switzerland in the First World War (La Suisse dans la Première Guerre mondiale/Die Schweiz im Ersten Weltkrieg) was founded during the centenary of the First World War in 1914. It aims to analyse the history of Switzerland during this period and make it understandable to the public. The war also strongly influenced and … Read more » “The First World War and Switzerland”