More More Swiss trains win global design prize This content was published on Apr 21, 2021 Apr 21, 2021 The new Rhaetian Railway (RhB) trains have won two Red Dot Awards for product design.
More More FIFA president condemns breakaway European Super League This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 Gianni Infantino has condemned the “closed shop” European Super League and warned the clubs involved of the consequences.
More More Public broadcaster shaken by sexual harassment probe This content was published on Apr 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 An investigation has confirmed cases of sexual harassment by two employees at French-language Swiss public radio and television, RTS.
More More A big festival for small screens: Visions du Réel goes virtual again This content was published on Apr 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 Switzerland’s biggest documentary film festival hopes to make up for the lack of human contact with a totally revamped virtual edition for 2021.
More More Visions du Réel This content was published on Apr 15, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 Highlights of the 52nd edition of the documentary film festival of Nyon
More More Swiss coins set world records for size and antiquity This content was published on Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2021 Switzerland holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s smallest commemorative coin and oldest unaltered coin still in circulation.
More More Hear Swiss stories for the world on The Swiss Connection podcast This content was published on Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2021 Why aren’t Swiss pharma giants more involved in making Covid-19 vaccines? And what will this mean for their role in future pandemics?
More More Diving ‘infinitely deep’ with David Lynch This content was published on Apr 12, 2021 Apr 12, 2021 The new House of Photography in Olten is the first museum in Europe to host the latest exhibition by cult director and artist David Lynch.
More More Suter, Descombes and Eppstein win Swiss Grand Award for Art This content was published on Apr 9, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Artist Vivian Suter is one of three recipients of the Swiss Grand Award for Art. Also honoured: architect Georges Descombes, curator Esther Eppstein.
More More Swiss composer Kelterborn passes away This content was published on Apr 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 Inspirational Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn has died at the age of 89.
More More Swiss artists to showcase project on borders at Venice Biennale This content was published on Apr 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 Switzerland has chosen a quartet of artists and architects from Geneva to exhibit their work at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.
More More Punk designs, Swiss fabrics: Vivienne Westwood at 80 This content was published on Apr 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 At 80, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood remains the queen of punk rock fashion – albeit swapping the safety pins for Swiss cloth.
More More Swiss film promotion agency names new director This content was published on Apr 7, 2021 Apr 7, 2021 Nicola Ruffo is the new director of SWISS FILMS, the national film promotion agency tasked with boosting the visibility of Swiss movies abroad.
More More English as a common language in Switzerland: a positive or a problem? This content was published on Apr 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 It’s not unusual to hear Swiss people from different parts of the country chatting away in English. But what does it mean for national identity?
More More Bruther wins Swiss Architectural Award 2020 This content was published on Apr 1, 2021 Apr 1, 2021 Paris-based studio Bruther, founded by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, has won the seventh edition of the Swiss Architectural Award.
More More Swiss music festivals throw in the towel – again – due to Covid This content was published on Mar 30, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 Paléo, Switzerland’s largest outdoor music festival, has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
More More Covid-19: Can Swiss artists survive on current support measures? This content was published on Mar 28, 2021 Mar 28, 2021 Support measures have been introduced in Switzerland to “preserve cultural diversity”. But will they be enough?
More More ‘My Little Sister’ is the big winner at Swiss Film Awards This content was published on Mar 27, 2021 Mar 27, 2021 Winning five out of six nominations – including best film – the drama Petite sœur (Little Sister) received more recognition than any other.
More More National yodelling festival cancelled This content was published on Mar 26, 2021 Mar 26, 2021 The Swiss National Yodelling Festival, scheduled to be held in Basel in June, will not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More More Swiss fashion doyen Ursula Rodel dies aged 75 This content was published on Mar 24, 2021 Mar 24, 2021 The Zurich fashion designer and winner of the 2009 Swiss Grand Prix for Design died in a hospital on March 5.
More More Weather-predicting snowman to burn in gorge to reduce Covid risk This content was published on Mar 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021 The Zurich Böögg snowman will be set aflame in a gorge in another part of Switzerland to prevent people from breaking Covid restrictions.
More More Pandemic hurts box office takings at Swiss cinemas This content was published on Mar 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021 Ticket sales at Swiss cinemas plummeted by two-thirds last year as venues were forced to close their doors.
More More Swiss artist breaks glass ceiling with portrait of Kamala Harris This content was published on Mar 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021 Simon Berger's glass-shattering works are sometimes mistaken for vandalism in Switzerland. But his most recent work has hit the big time.
More More Armed with a Headscarf This content was published on Mar 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021 These images were part of an exhibition in 2018/19, titled 'Veiled, Unveiled!, The Headscarf'.
More More Cartoonist lightshow brightens up Geneva nights This content was published on Mar 20, 2021 Mar 20, 2021 People in Geneva can now enjoy free night-time projections of 54 works by French cartoonist Sempé.
More More Art collectors move online as pandemic shuts down fairs This content was published on Mar 16, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 The pandemic took it toll on global art sales last year as fairs were forced to cloe their doors.
More More Film festival in Geneva showcases youth migrant struggles in top honours This content was published on Mar 14, 2021 Mar 14, 2021 The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights awarded films that push cinematic boundaries and share stories of injustice.
More More ‘Locarno in summer is a safe bet’, says new festival director This content was published on Mar 13, 2021 Mar 13, 2021 Amid a pandemic and novel film formats, Giona A. Nazzaro has his eyes set on the future of the film industry.
More More Geneva shows the film China wants no one to see This content was published on Mar 12, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 The documentary 'Coronation' follows the Chinese militarised response to Covid-19.
More More Veiled in history: how women have been covered up This content was published on Mar 11, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 The veiling of female faces and bodies has long been a contentious issue – long before the birth of Islam.
More More In Federer’s footsteps: the places that shaped the Swiss tennis legend This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 Mar 10, 2021 A new book explores the neighbourhoods and clubs around Switzerland that helped turn Roger Federer into a champion.
More More Zurich snowman set to explode live on television This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 Mar 8, 2021 The burning of the Böögg will this year go ahead – without spectators but with live television coverage.
More More ‘Please don’t turn me into a heroine’ This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 Mar 8, 2021 Pia Zanetti wanted to tell powerful stories through photography. Six decades later, she is a renowned Swiss photographer.
More More Promoter of Klee paintings and Klee museum dies This content was published on Mar 6, 2021 Mar 6, 2021 Alexander Klee, one of the promoters of the renowned Paul Klee museum in the Swiss capital, Bern, has died aged 80.
More More Pia Zanetti - A retrospective of 6 decades This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Mar 5, 2021
More More Chappatte’s Covid cartoon wins top award This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Political cartoonist Patrick Chappatte has won the Swiss Cartoon of the Year 2020 for Planet Coronavirus.
More More Swiss film wins grand jury prize at Berlin film festival This content was published on Mar 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 The feature film La Mif (The fam) by Geneva-based director Frédéric Baillif has been awarded the top prize in the youth category.
More More Art on ice: Damien Hirst’s St Moritz lockdown project This content was published on Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 British artist Damien Hirst has organised an exhibition of more than 40 of his works in the exclusive ski resort of St Moritz in eastern Switzerland.
More More Award-winning Swiss poet Jaccottet dies at 95 This content was published on Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 The Swiss poet, translator and literary critic Philippe Jaccottet, winner of numerous prestigious awards, has died at the age of 95.
More More Lawmaker seeks support of Parliament to decolonise Swiss museums This content was published on Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 Following debates in other European countries, the Swiss Parliament is set to discuss what to do with its colonial artefacts.
