Swiss Identity

Survey reignites debate on nuclear power in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 1, 2025 A recent survey of Swiss voter views on new nuclear power plants has reignited a decades-old debate.

Geneva Film Festival opens with Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider

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Swiss interior minister opens 31st edition of Geneva Film Festival

This content was published on Nov 1, 2025 The 31st edition of the Geneva Film Festival opened on October 31.

A reconstruction of the studio of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti at the Institut Giacometti in Paris.

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Works of Swiss artist Giacometti in Paris headed for new, grander museum

This content was published on Nov 1, 2025 The Giacometti Museum is set to open in 2028 on the Esplanade des Invalides in central Paris, a prestigious location for an artist who spent most of his life working in a modest studio.

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.

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

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.

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How Halloween became part of Swiss culture

This content was published on Oct 31, 2025 The Swiss calendar is packed with bizarre and often alarming traditions. Is there room for Halloween? Yes, say delighted children and pumpkin-sellers.