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Updated on 9 Mar 2026

Due to an event, the reading room will remain closed on Friday, 20 march 2026.

Insights – outlooks 2026

If you spend your days working among literary estates and archives, you’re bound to stumble on the occasional undiscovered gem. In “Insights – outlooks 2026”, staff of the Swiss Literary Archives (SLA) delve into the collections and reveal some of their most interesting and attractive finds. This section also contains all the articles from the “Aufgetaucht” feature in the daily newspaper “Der Bund”, where the SLA present their latest finds once a month

Eine Liste von Allem

Seit einem Vierteljahrhundert schreibt der Berner Autor Franz Dodel am längsten Gedicht der Welt. Seine Faszination für unlesbare Schriften reicht noch weiter zurück.

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Switzerland - 3003 Bern