Cluster: Swiss Identity

Biéler exhibition in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 For the first time in over sixty years there’s a chance this summer to see a major exhibition of the works of Swiss artist Ernest Biéler. The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne has organised the retrospective, which in particular traces Biéler’s development as a painter between 1880 and 1920. Pictured above is “L’Eau Mystérieuse,” painted…

Culture

Berne art museum shows “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 Artist Michel Blazy from Paris is among more than a dozen Swiss and international artists who are contributing their works and performances to an exhibition called “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.” The exhibition, which runs at Berne’s Kunsthalle art museum until August 22, features paintings, photographs, sculptures and installations by various artists on…

Culture

Switzerland’s public broadcasting service confident about future

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999 Switzerland’s public broadcasting service on Tuesday expressed confidence about its future, saying commercial radio and television stations did not pose a danger to its products. But despite the upbeat note, the media giant admitted at a news conference in Berne that its public service operations had run up losses of SFr3.4 million ($2.26 million) last…

Culture

German Finance Minister visits Berne

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999

Culture

Avenches Opera Festival stages Nabucco

This content was published on Jul 6, 1999 The medieval town of Avenches is once again putting its Roman amphitheatre to use with the staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco. Eight performances are being held between July 8-24. Pictured above is a performance of Verdi’s Aida, staged in 1995 – the festival’s first year. The Avenches Opera Festival was made into an annual event,…

Culture

Zurich hosts major Tango festival

This content was published on Jul 5, 1999

Demographics

No Milosevic assets found in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 So far there is no indication that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and four other indicted war crimes suspects had deposited any assets in Switzerland, police said Friday. “Nothing has been reported so far,” said Folco Galli, spokesman for the Federal Police Agency in Berne, more than a week after the Swiss authorities froze possible assets.…

Culture

Yodel fest attracts thousands of musicians from throughout the world

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 Tens of thousands of musicians, alphorn blowers, dancers and visitors are meeting in the Swiss town of Frauenfeld this weekend for what is officially called the National Yodel Fest. The Swiss folk event brings together people from all over the world, including yodellers from Calgary, Johannesburg, Auckland and the United States. “There is an incredibly…

History

Swiss committee urges protection from ‘dangerous’ sects and cults

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 A parliamentary committee said Friday the government must break the “taboo” of sects and cults and take firm measures to protect children and consumers against abuse by those groups. “Religion is no longer simply a matter of the individual,” said Alexander Tschäppät, president of the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives. He…

Education

Switzerland launches pro-apprenticeship campaign

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 The Swiss authorities on Friday launched a new campaign aimed at boosting the image of apprenticeship programmes and their value as a career-building move for young people entering the job market. Addressing a news conference in Berne, Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin and representatives of the Federal Office for Training and Education said the main idea…

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