KdS-online of the Swiss Society of History of Art

6 October 2019

The volumes in the Die Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz, KdS (Swiss Monuments of Art) present the history of Swiss art and architecture since 1927. They are being published by the Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte, GSK (Swiss Society for Art History). They are available online: www.ekds.ch. Digitisation will be completed by 2027, the 100th anniversary of the series. … Read more » “KdS-online of the Swiss Society of History of Art”

Russians in Switzerland

Vevey, St. Barbara, 1878. Photo/Foto: TES.

29 August 2019

The St. Barbara Church in Vevey (canton of Vaud) is a Russian Orthodox parish beloning to the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Switzerland after 1816. The first Russian Orthodox parish in Switzerland was established in Bern on 24 December 1816. Tsar Alexander I (1777-1825) had commissioned the building and its consecration. The Tsar … Read more » “Russians in Switzerland”

An ode to the Fête des Vignerons 2019

L'ouverture du spectacle. Photo/Foto: TES.

20 August 2019

The Fête des Vignerons (Unesco World Heritage) is a tradition organised from generation to generation since the 18th century in the canton of Vaud, in a region stretching from Pully to Lavey near Valais. Press conference the day after, l’abbé and Daniele Finzi Pasca (right)  The twelfth edition took place from 18 July till 11 … Read more » “An ode to the Fête des Vignerons 2019”