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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…
24 Aug 2026
Time: 09:00  - 17:30

Location: ZASB, Rheinsprung 21, 4051 Basel

Organizer: CEDEL

Workshop

Workshop: "Land, Conservation, and Mining: Dereliction and Curation in African Landscapes"

Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes (CEDEL)
25 Aug 2026
Time: 09:00  - 18:00

Location: Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel

Organizer: The MEA Institute for Strategic Studies

Public event, Workshop

Emerging Leaders Forum: "Africa's Transformation Crossroads – Youth as Policy Drivers"

MEA Institute
25 Aug 2026
Time: 20:00

Location: STADTKINO BASEL, Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Hochschule der Künste Bern

Public event

Film: "Diaspora Diaries"

By Sarah Des Rosiers
26 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Location: University of Basel, main building ("Kollegienhaus")

Organizer: ZASB

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Conference: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"

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Joint SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference, Basel, 26-28 August 2026
29 Aug 2026
Time: 09:00  - 12:00

Location: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Dag Henrichsen, Benedikt Wyss and Antonio Uribe

Workshop

Curatorial Workshop: "Carrying the Message" 

Shopping Bags, Posters and Histories of Activism
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
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"

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