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Decolonising and listening: a Swiss curator discusses the São Paulo Biennial

The curatorial team of the 36th São Paulo Biennial, from left to right: Keyna Eleison, Alya Sebti, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Henriette Gallus, Anna Roberta Goetz, and Thiago de Paula Souza.

This content was published on Oct 31, 2025 Anna Roberta Goetz talks to Swissinfo about the inclusion of voices from the Global South in an exhibition that challenges the racial elitism of the Brazilian art scene.

Swiss museums feel safe even after Louvre robbery

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Swiss museums feel secure even after Louvre robbery

This content was published on Oct 22, 2025 Swiss museums don't see need to update security standards despite the Louvre theft.

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Recognising Emma Jung’s exploration of the unconscious

This content was published on Oct 12, 2025 As early as 1911, the psychoanalyst and artist Emma Jung feared that she would be overhshadowed by her famous husband. Over a century later, she is being recognised.

Cosmic collisions, an interactive display created by the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), EPFL.

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Art condenses the universe into tangible reality in Beijing

This content was published on Sep 12, 2025 As Switzerland and China mark 75 years of diplomatic relations with a year of joint cultural and tourism events, Beijing is hosting an exhibition celebrating the meeting of science and art.

Bern exhibition reunites pair of Kirchner paintings after 92 years

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Bern exhibition reunites Kirchner paintings after 92 years

This content was published on Aug 18, 2025 The painting Sonntag der Bergbauern (Alpsonntag) [Sunday of the Mountain Farmers (Alp Sunday) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) is being transferred from Berlin to Bern to feature in an upcoming exhibition at Kunstmuseum Bern.

Work by Malaysian artist on display in Thun

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Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann holds first major European exhibition in Thun

This content was published on Jul 26, 2025 Das Kunstmuseum Thun richtet im August die erste grössere Europaausstellung der malaysischen Künstlerin Yee I-Lann aus. Darin werden Einflüsse des Kolonialismus aber auch das Fortbestehen des indigenen Erbes thematisiert.

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Worldwide curry: a Bengali artist spans East and West via Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 20, 2025 Since moving to Switzerland in 2018, Ishita Chakraborty has deepened the scope of her work, dissolving geographical and conceptual borders from India to Brazil.

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Literary world celebrates centenary of Swiss poet Philippe Jaccottet

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 The centenary of the Swiss poet and translator Philippe Jaccottet, winner of both the Schiller and Goncourt literary prizes, is being marked by new editions of his work and seminars in Rome and Geneva.

Vincenzo de Bellis photographed at this year's Art Basel in Basel

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Art Basel expands to Qatar despite the drums of war in the Middle East

This content was published on Jun 27, 2025 Art Basel will launch its first Qatar fair in 2026, led by the Italian curator Vincenzo de Bellis, with ambitious plans for the Middle East and North Africa region.

The panorama of the Battle of Murten is digitised

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EPFL launches digitised version of Battle of Murten panorama

This content was published on Jun 23, 2025 To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Murten on 22 June 1476, the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) has launched a website that offers the public an immersive experience of the huge panorama painting of the historic battle.

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