A Swiss Revolution
14 January 2022
Available in German, French and Dutch.
Silent Night, Holy Night
22 December 2021
The Tambora volcano eruption in Indonesia in April 1815 caused a significant cooling of the earth. It was the largest recorded eruption that killed 90 000 people and sent about 150 cubic kilometres of dust and ash thirty kilometres into the atmosphere. The force was equal to 170 000′ Hiroshima bombs’. The cooling was also … Read more » “Silent Night, Holy Night”
Nobel Prize Hermann Hesse
30 November 2021
From 9 to 11 December, the Hermann Hesse Festival (Corona Volente) will take place in Basel to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nobel Prize for Literature award in 1946. The highlight of the festival is Hermann Hesse Square, which will be inaugurated on 10 December. The programme also includes lectures, readings, meetings, concerts and … Read more » “Nobel Prize Hermann Hesse”