Category: Activities & Events
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Vintage wintersport posters put you in the thick of the fun and games
OF ALL the ways in which artists portray Switzerland, by far my favorite interpretation is through poster art, and my heart really belongs to vintage depictions of Swiss winter pastimes in all their 20th-century glory. Again this year (as last) I’ll be taking in the sales exhibition of vintage wintersport poster art that opens today, Wednesday, 3 February at noon at Galerie…
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Enjoying images of a festive Geneva before fully embracing the new year
IT’S FAIR to say that many blogs are more than a little obsessed with what’s “now” or the next big thing coming our way. That’s fine with me and I’m already embracing the promise of the new year. Before I entirely say goodbye to the last one, however, I’d like to share some festive images of…
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Up, up and away in Château-d’Oex for the 38th International Balloon Festival
I WISH I could lay claim to this lovely bird’s eye view of the annual balloon festival above the Château D’Oex countryside, but that’s an accomplishment I’ve yet to crack. So I’m looking forward to getting myself — at least on terra firma, if not airborne — to the 38th edition of this popular international…
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Creativity at its best: UniCréa ed. 20: Art, Fashion, & Deco at the Château de La Sarraz from 5-8 November 2015
THE biannual creative extravaganza that is the UniCréa Art, Fashion and Deco Salon opens for its 20th edition this weekend at the beautiful renaissance-era Château de la Sarraz at La Sarraz, located between Lausanne and Yverdon-les-Bains and easily accessible by car or train. More than 100 artisans participate at UniCréa and offer for sale unique, largely…
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“Outings” brings faces from Geneva’s Art & History Museum to a corner near you
FROM the 10th of this month until 10 January 2016, keep your eyes open for 60 famous faces usually found only on the walls of Geneva’s venerable Art and History Museum. They’ll be there thanks to “Outings”, a global project by French visual artist Julien de Casabianca to bring masterpieces out of museums and into communities with the…
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