Noëmi Crain Merz17.04.2025In the early 20th century, Benito Mussolini caused a stir in Switzerland as a rebellious socialist. Some decades later, he became a threat to the country as a fascist dictator.
Nadja Ackermann15.04.2025The ‘Loeb-Egge’, as the locals call the corner on which Loeb department store stands, is still Bern’s main meeting point – even though the telephone booth from where people used to call to say they’d be late coming home was removed in 2007. Nonetheless, Loeb’s colourful window displays are still there to help pass the time while waiting.
Michael van Orsouw10.04.2025King Albert I of Belgium was a keen and experienced mountain climber. He scaled many Swiss peaks and even completed a first ascent in 1907. Tragically, despite his mountaineering skills, a climbing accident ended his life.
Lionel Gauthier08.04.2025Alfred Bertrand (1856-1924) and Emilio Balli (1855-1934) embarked on their round-the-world trip on 1 August 1878 in Marseille. They were among the first five Swiss tourists to circumnavigate the globe.
Aaron Estermann04.04.2025The Locarno kiosk was much more than a small booth for the display and sale of goods. At various times throughout its almost 100-year history it was a newspaper kiosk, an information point for tourists seeking adventure and an internet café. All of which makes it a witness to economic and social change in all its facets.
Noemi Steuerwald02.04.2025Ponies as the silky-smooth projection of feminine sensitivity; riding as a girl’s pink, heart-shaped dream. This cultural image, although common today, only emerged around the mid-20th century.
Juri Jaquemet31.03.2025Eurovision was the original name of cooperative pan-European programmes that were first broadcast on TV in the 1950s. This required a sophisticated radio relay network, with technologically advanced Switzerland at its heart.
René Roca27.03.2025The principle of the cooperative was indispensable to the establishment of Swiss democracy. The UN International Year of Cooperatives in 2025 demonstrates that this type of cooperation is also important at a global level.
