Posted in Science, tagged anatomy, art, biology, health, museums, Science, Switzerland, Zurich on September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The immensely successful as well as controversial BODY WORLDS exhibition is now on in Zurich. It features bodies that have been specially prepared to reveal muscles, organs, bones – and just about anything one would find beneath the skin.
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http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/dead-bodies-displayed-at-zurich-exhibition_121-2393715
Posted in Culture, tagged art, centenarians, Culture, elderly, Lucerne, museums, senior citizens, Switzerland on May 28, 2009| 2 Comments »
This year, Swiss artist Hans Erni is 100 years old. To celebrate, the Museum of Art Lucerne is hosting a retrospective – the first major Erni show in nearly 40 years. The exhibition features a mix of favorites and lesser-known works in a variety of media. Both popular and controversial, Erni is one of Switzerland’s best-known artists.
Posted in Travel, tagged Culture, museums, Switzerland, Travel on May 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Ballenberg is home to about 100 carefully preserved buildings.
Posted in Culture, tagged Culture, design, museums, Switzerland, Zurich on May 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
With so many prime pieces on display, the current exhibition at Zurich’s Museum of Design is comparable to a greatest hits album. “Every Thing Design” is the first show featuring material from all four of the museum’s collections, which include posters, design, applied art and graphics.
Posted in Culture, tagged Food, museums, Switzerland on May 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Luckily, samples are provided for hungry visitors.
“100% Chocolate” is the name of a new exhibition at Lucerne’s Museum of History. According to curator Alexandra Strobel, life without chocolate would be “impossible”.
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