Swiss Identity

2021: the year in Swiss cartoons

This content was published on Dec 26, 2021 A look back at some of the best drawings of the year, from the pandemic to COP26.

Culture

Leading Swiss composer Wyttenbach dies

This content was published on Dec 25, 2021 The renowned Swiss composer, pianist and conductor, Jürg Wyttenbach, has died at the age of 86.

Artworks «Dompteuse» and «Dame in der Loge» by Otto Dix

Culture

Bern Art Museum restitutes two Otto Dix to presumed owners

This content was published on Dec 25, 2021 The tangled history of two watercolours by Dix illustrates the enormity of Cornelius Gurlitt’s tainted legacy for the Bern museum.

Still from the documentary Loving Highsmith

Culture

Patricia Highsmith: Swiss film-makers turn the writer into a character

This content was published on Dec 24, 2021 A new Swiss documentary about the controversial writer will open the 2022 Solothurn Film Festival, and another one is currently in production.

Culture

Miriam Cahn plans to pull works from Zurich Art Museum over Bührle Collection

This content was published on Dec 22, 2021 Swiss artist Miriam Cahn wants to remove her works on display at the Zurich Art Museum in response to the outcry over the Bührle collection.

Culture

The fight for gender equality in Swiss art institutions

Art museums are still mostly occupied by works made by men. Awareness has only recently been raised in Switzerland, stirring the cultural scene.

Culture

Breaking the code of silence on abuse in dance

This content was published on Dec 22, 2021 This year three Swiss dance companies found themselves in hot water for claims of psychological abuse and sexual harassment.

Masked pupils sit behind a teacher s computer

Education

Zurich court backs pupil exclusions for refusing Covid-19 tests

This content was published on Dec 20, 2021 Zurich court backs pupil exclusions for refusing Covid-19 tests.

Culture

Record participation at Geneva Christmas lake swim

This content was published on Dec 18, 2021 Over 3,000 swimmers are expected to take a cold plunge for the 82nd edition of the Christmas Cup in Lake Geneva.

Demographics

Avalanche kills septuagenarian skier in Zermatt

This content was published on Dec 18, 2021 A 70-year-old Swiss man was killed in an avalanche on Friday while returning to Zermatt after a day of skiing.

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