The Embassy of Switzerland in India, in collaboration with Museo Camera and Association Famille Jacot-Guillarmod, present photos by Jules Jacot-Guillarmod’s first international Himalayan expeditions to conquer the world's highest peaks Chogori (K2), 8611m, in 1902, and Le Kangchenjunga, 8585m, in 1905.
Location: Museo Camera, Shri Ganesh Mandir Marg, Sector 28, DLF Phase IV, Gurugram, Haryana 122002
Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF) is a platform dedicated to curating and building discourses around alternative and experimental films, videos, and artists’ moving image practices. The Third Edition of the festival - EAEFF24 will showcase the works of some of the internationally acclaimed artists and filmmakers alongside recent critical films from India. The Embassy of Switzerland in India is collaborating with the EAEFF to showcase 'In Focus: Switzerland', a collection of films by Swiss artists Nicole Bachmann, Elodie Pong, Ursula Biemann, Uriel Orlow and Monica Ursina Jaeger, curated by Damian Christinger and followed by a panel discussion.
Location: Kolkata Centre for Creativity, 4th Floor, 777, EM Bypass, Kolkata 700107
Panorama Editions presents its next international art Salon in the epic Gwalior Fort. With 15 Embassies participating from across the world in cultural exchange with local Indian talent from Gwalior, a unique one night only theatrical happening is set to take place for the first time in the Fort’s history. Working with the twin themes of Desire and Sustainability, a cast and crew has been assembled to construct a moving tableau of emotion against this historic backdrop —the new and now meets the past as a momentary collage.
Swiss engineer, Thomas Joss will collaborate at the Panorama Editions on A STREET CART NAMED DESIRE, a new theatre work by Sarah Singh with a cast and crew of 46.
Organised with the support of Madhya Pradesh Ministries of Tourism and Culture, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, UNESCO, and Jai Vilas Palace.
Presenting a choreographed contemporary dance performance based on the principles of QUANTUM PHYSICS ¦ Developed and choreographed by Gilles Jobin at CERN
On the occasion of the Year of Swiss Innovation in India, the Embassy of Switzerland is partnering with Roche, Novartis and Interpharma in organizing a public symposium and panel discussion on innovation and intellectual property in the health sector. The aim of this interactive session is to foster a dialogue between public health experts, intellectual property rights specialists and representatives of health-related industries on how to sustainably provide access to new health innovations in India.
Location: Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi
On the occasion of the Year of Swiss Innovation in India and of the 50th death anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Embassy of Switzerland in India presents the exhibition 'Le Corbusier – Mastering the Image.' With more than 150 photographs, the exhibition documents life and works of Le Corbusier. It is as well the photographic representation of his architectural achievements, thoughts and visions. It showcases the modernity of Le Corbusier and his fascination for new ideas and technologies. Six contemporary photographers -including two from India- portray the influence of Le Corbusier using approaches lying between the artistic and the documentary.
Location: Embassy of Switzerland, Naya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Book release and lectureThe journey continues from Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh to future smart habitat…Panelists: William J R Curtis (UK), Rahul Mehrotra, architect (India), moderated by Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg, Chair of Architecture and Urban design, Federal Institute of Technolgy (ETHZ - Switzerland)Time: 06.00 pm onwardsEntry open; for registration and e-invite write to ndh.vents@eda.admin.ch; Kindly furnish a photo ID at the entry of the Embassy.
On the occasion of the Year of Swiss Innovation in India and on the 50th death anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Embassy presents the exhibition “Le Corbusier – Mastering the image” the Embassy of Switzerland in India and the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi present the exhibition Le Corbusier – Mastering the Image. The exhibition documents how the modern man Le Corbusier was all along his life. It shows his fascination for new ideas and challenges and for the technical and mechanical discoveries of his time. It is as well the photographic representation of his architectural achievements, thoughts and visions.Presented in Chandigarh by the Embassy of Switzerland in India in collaboration with the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi.
Location: Chandigarh: Government Museum and Art Gallery Sec. 10
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The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) group in Delhi will organize a day of European languages at the DLF Cyber Hub in Gurgaon. The day will showcase Europe’s multilingualism. Several fun language learning activities are planned with presence of country stalls, quiz, students’ music groups, author readings, and express foreign language classes. Switzerland will participate at this event to promote the multilingual aspects of Switzerland and, in particular, the Swiss-Italian language, its literature and culture. The Embassy and Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council have therefore invited the Swiss Italian poet Mr. Andrea Bianchetti. Gaurav Monga, a teacher of German as foreign language and a young author, will further conduct walks while reading Robert Walser’s writing. Robert Walser is a Swiss German author of the 19th century. These “Robert Walser walks” will be followed by creative writing workshops. Other organizing partners of the European day of languages are the Italian Cultural Centre, the Goethe Institut Max Mueller Bhavan, the Spanish Cultural Centre, the British Council, the Alliance Française, and other EUNIC members such as Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Portugal.
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Entry open to allFor more information contact: +91 22 24965798/ 24930522 or visit www.galleryartnsoul.comAbout the artist: Ursula Altenbach is a Swiss National and currently living in Mumbai.
To mark 100 years of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai and 75 years of the Swiss Business Hub India, a Swiss Food festival is being organized in Mumbai. This festival is in partnership with the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai and the Bellevue Palace Hotel, Berne. Entry details: The Shamiana, Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder I Please reserve in advance for lunch/dinner (022-6665 3366).
Embassy of Switzerland in India and swissnex India invite alumni members of Swiss Universities to join in an evening of interacting and building relations with the Swiss network in India. Time: 1900 hrsEntry by invite only; to register please write to indraneel.ghose@eda.admin.ch
Location: Embassy of Switzerland, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
The workshop aims at knowledge sharing and exchange of ideas and experiences among stakeholders related to vulnerability, hazards and risk assessment in the Himalayas and prioritizing adaptation actions. It will act as tool to develop a common and shared idea of the demands and needs in the field of climate change adaptation in Hindu Kush Himalaya region. Further, it is envisaged that the workshop will facilitate and lead to the development and planning of collaborative research activities and assessments.
The Swiss VET Initiative India (SVETII) was launched as a pilot project on the occasion of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Indo-Swiss bilateral friendship treaty in 2008. It started as a public-private initiative by the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce and VET partners such as the Swiss Engineering, Electrical and Metalworking Industry Association (Swissmem), the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET), the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET) and four Swiss companies in India. The initiative reflected a specific demand of Swiss companies in India for qualified workers as well as Switzerland’s interest in positioning its vocational education and training (VET) system internationally. It aimed at transferring elements which were identified as being of systemic relevance to the Swiss vocational education and training system to India. Considered as a success, the pilot project has by now been implemented by a dozen of enterprises. In order to scale up the project it is proposed to present the initiative to a wider audience of stakeholders and potential partners.
Inauguration on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7.30 pmIn a rare treat for movie buffs and audiences in Delhi, the Embassy of Switzerland in India, along with the Goethe Institute Max Mueller Bhavan, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Spanish Cultural Institute present a film festival featuring some of the best films from Locarno, Berlin, Rome and St. Sebastian. The package will consist of three long films and five short films from each festival. A section of the films will be shown at the end of March, and section will be shown in April. Time: daily between 6.30 pm and 10.00 pm
Location: Stein auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
