Traditional music is a reflection of our time: multi-voiced, contradictory, and vibrant. Alpine Sounds explores the fascination it exerts, the associated clichés, and new ways of approaching it. What does traditional music have to do with me? How did traditional music come to symbolize Swiss identity? Which developments have shaped Swiss cultural heritage and experimental fervour? And why is there no such thing as traditional Swiss music?
Alpine Sounds
This exhibition is available in
German
French
English
Traditional music between heritage and experimentation
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Helvetiaplatz 4
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Bern
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Events in this museum
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Thu, 29.10.2026, 19.30-21 h Quirky perspectives, curious questions and surprising stories await you at the pub quiz on the exhibition about souvenirs and travel clichés. Pub quizmaster Lucas Orellano ...
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Thu, 12.11.2026, 6-8 p.m. The iconic wooden cows, the postcard collection from Zermatt or the selfie on the Jungfraujoch? Together we will take a close look at the audience's mountain stories. Which ...
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Wed, 03.02.2027, 17.30-19 h Julia Wunsch works at the intersection of photography, storytelling and sustainability. The founder of Swissmountaingirls talks about collaborations, the staging of places ...
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Mon, 22.02.2027, 17-19.30 h Wood carvings have been part of the Alpine souvenir universe since the 19th century: they tell of craftsmanship, identity and tourist images of Switzerland. In this ...
