Swiss Identity

The hedgehog is named Swiss animal of the year 2026

The hedgehog is the animal of the year 2026

This content was published on Jan 5, 2026 Hedgehog named Swiss animal of the year 2026 as its habitat faces threats.

Workplace

Swiss inspection firm SGS acquires Indian cybersecurity firm

This content was published on Jan 5, 2026 Inspection firm SGS is acquiring Indian cybersecurity firm Panacea Infosec.

The modern apartment, assembled at the Art and History Museum in Geneva for the exhibition "And it began so marvellously". More than a historical movement, Modernism became a marker of taste, refinement, and connoisseurship. Its influence extends to today’s fascination with secondhand Modernist furniture.

Culture

One size does not fit all: Zurich architects reevaluate Modernism’s legacy

This content was published on Jan 4, 2026 Le Corbusier never rests in peace: two professors from ETH Zurich discuss how to reframe the forgotten narratives and exclusions that lie beneath Modernist architecture.

Opening day of Art Basel Paris at the Grand Palais last October: the French capital became the most exclusive venue of the world's leading art fair, but the money and the glitter are flowing to the Persian Gulf.

Swiss cinema

Swiss arts outlook for 2026: the perks of inequality

This content was published on Jan 2, 2026 From record inheritances to Gulf power plays, 2026 promises to be a year when money talks louder than ever in the cultural arena.

Switzerland enters the year 2026 with fireworks

Culture

Switzerland welcomes New Year with fireworks and bells

This content was published on Jan 1, 2026 Switzerland has welcomed the New Year with bells and fireworks. While Bern residents listened to the cathedral bells, thousands of people crowded around Lake Zurich for a spectacular fireworks display.