Cristina Gutbrod30.05.2023Gustav Gull’s design for the Swiss National Museum in the late 19th century marked the start of his rise to become a star architect.
Alexander Rechsteiner04.02.2022It can be hard to get a true picture of something when you’re only seeing it from the inside – to really understand it, you need the view from outside as well. Take the Swiss mentality, for example. On closer inspection, our mindset turns out to be a multifaceted mirror reflecting a country filled with paradoxes and contradictions.
Hibou Pèlerin17.02.2021Due to the new lockdown of the museums, Hibou Pèlerin has been forced to take a compulsory break. He is using this time to read some new publications on cultural history. A brand new world history of the museum by Krzysztof Pomian has him riveted.