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Japan is welcoming a new emperor, whose father's abdication marks the end of an era. Both men have paid visits to Switzerland over the years.
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When it comes to creating political campaigns, the Swiss have a lot of practice - voters are called to the polls about four times a year.
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Young Swiss designers give their own take on the Belle Epoque works of painter and graphic artist Anton Reckziegel (1865-1936).
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The smell of flowers, grass and roots permeated the museum spaces. Flower decorators worked on their creations, playfully and poetically entering into a sensual dialogue with 14 works by Swiss artists – two worlds otherwise rarely entwined. The exhibition series “Flowers for Art” was developed in collaboration with the “Flowers to Arts” association. For the fourth time…
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The “Needle Park” in Zurich was an open drugs scene in the 1980s and early 90s when heroin users could freely inject the drug without being arrested.
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In honour of Roger Federer's 18th grand slam singles title, swissinfo.ch offers 18 things you might not know about the Swiss tennis champion.
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In honour of Roger Federer's 18th grand slam singles title, swissinfo.ch offers 18 things you might not know about the Swiss tennis champion.
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When the temperature drops in Switzerland, it doesn't just get icy. Fantastic natural ice sculptures are created along lakesides.
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Geneva is being shown off in a contemporary light thanks to art installations and projections alongside the traditional Christmas decorations.
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Animals are almost always popping up in politics. This is because politics is almost always a question of grabbing people’s attention.
The Hungarians who sought a new home in Switzerland
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Sixty years ago, the people of Hungary launched an uprising against their Communist rulers. In the aftermath, thousands fled to Switzerland.
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Akihito’s son came to Switzerland to mark 150 years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan. He was shown around the city by Bern’s Mayor, Alexander Tschäppät. The Swiss press at the time remarked that it would have been a welcome break for Naruhito, whose public appearances are normally highly controlled, involving little interaction with…
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The picture of recently deceased Italian actor Bud Spencer in “They Call Me Trinity” appears as if by magic in the light of a lamp. Davide Dalet’s gloved hand lets the strip of film rush back and forth. He puts his nose closer and checks the print carefully before rewinding the reel. Dalet is looking…
Pigeons, dog mess, brothels – almost anything goes
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Britain’s recent vote on leaving the European Union shows just how powerful this people’s right can prove to be. The Brexit popular initiative was not iniated from below, but from above by British Prime Minister David Cameron. The result is that the country, and Europe, is facing a shambles. The Swiss popular initiative, which celebrates…
