Der Exekutivrat der UNESCO in Paris hat der Aufnahme der Nachlässe der Schweizer Schriftstellerinnen Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908-1942) und Ella Maillart (1903-1997) in das Register des Weltdokumentenerbes zugestimmt. Damit würdigt das Gremium zwei Pionierinnen des Reisetagebuchs.
Chi era davvero Patricia Highsmith? Martedì 9 settembre 2025, ore 19, alla Biblioteca nazionale di Berna, Viola Di Grado presenta i «Diari e taccuini» di Patricia Highsmith.
The collections of the Swiss National Library consist of books, newspapers and periodicals, websites, maps and atlases, university and corporate publications, official publications and printed music.
The collection of the Prints and Drawings Department includes prints from the 17th to 21st centuries, photographs, postcards, posters and artists’ books, as well as documents on historic monument preservation since the end of the 19th century.
The National Library’s Literary Archives are home to the leading
collection of literary estates, libraries and archives from authors of
the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Swiss National Sound Archives in Lugano collect sound recordings and preserve them for posterity. They have been archiving Switzerland’s audio heritage and making it available to anyone with an interest since 1987.
People have been conquering Swiss peaks since the 19th century. Born of a fascination for the mountains, alpinism is one of Switzerland’s living traditions and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The built heritage of marginalised groups and people without political representation is often poorly documented. This also holds true for orphanages. A look into the archives.
In diesem Frühjahr hat der Schriftsteller Hansjörg Schertenleib seinen ersten Mundartroman veröffentlicht. Ein Blick in sein Archiv zeigt, dass er schon viel früher in seinem Dialekt geschrieben hat.
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