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16 Apr 2026 - 06 Sep 2026

Location: Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zurich

Organizer: Museum Rietberg

Exhibition / Opening

Exhibition: "A Kind of Paradise – Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art"

[Translate to English:] Fast ein Paradies
A group of twenty renowned artists explore the current state of this photographic heritage across four thematic sections in “A Kind of Paradise – Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art”, acting as archivists, counterpoints to the…
18 Aug 2026 - 29 Sep 2026

Location: Museum der Kulturen Basel, Münsterplatz 20, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Museum der Kulturen Basel

Exhibition / Opening

Exhibition: "Interwoven and Entangled – Provenance Research on the Textile Collection"

Exhibition: "Interwoven and Entangled – Provenance Research on the Textile Collection"
The MKB’s textile collection is as extensive as it is world-renowned. In a pop-up exhibition, the provenance research team not only shows how the collection is entangled in old colonial structures, but also what opportunities this offers…
29 Aug 2026
Time: 20:30

Location: the bird's eye jazz club, Kohlenberg 20, 4051 Basel

Other events

Concert with Siyasanga Charles: "Confluence"

Siyasanga Charles
In cooperation with the Centre for African Studies
05 Sep 2026
Time: 13:30  - 17:30

Location: Kunstmuseum Basel,St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Basler Museen

Public event

Provenienzforschung in den Basler Museen: "Die ganze Geschichte"

Forschungsberichte und Diskussion
11 Sep 2026 - 12 Sep 2026
Time: 20:30  - 22:45

Location: Kohlenberg 20, 4051 Basel

Organizer: the bird's eye jazz club

Concert: Carlo Mombelli "The World is Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff"

Picture of Carlo Mombelli and Msaki
The South African bass player presents his new CD recorded in Basel
15 Sep 2026
Time: 16:30

Location: Kuppelraum, Hauptgebäude, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern

Organizer: Abteilung für Chancengleichheit, Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Geschlechterforschung IZFG

Public event

Panel discussion: "Inequalities in Access to Higher Education"

Racism, Classism, and the Experiences of First-Generation Students and Scholars
18 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2026

Location: TBA

Organizer: Falestin Naïli & Lorena Rizzo

Workshop

Doctoral Workshop: "A Global History of Palestine"

Swiss National Science Foundation Research Project “Futures Interrupted”
26 Sep 2026
Time: 15:00  - 16:30

Location: Online per Zoom

Organizer: Mission 21

Public event

Webinar: "The dignity of fire - energy and spirituality"

[Translate to English:] Global voices
Webinar series "Global Voices – Acting Together for Peace"
29 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026
Time: 20:30  - 22:45

Location: Kohlenberg 20, 4051 Basel

Organizer: the bird's eye jazz club

Concert: Bokani Dyer Trio

Picture of Bokani Dyer playing the piano
A lyrical, elegant blend of contemporary jazz and South African tradition
15 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2026

Location: Missionsstrasse 21, 4055 Basel

Organizer: Mission 21

Public event

Roundtable: "Remembering the Future. Rethinking Decoloniality"

Mission 21

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