The Uri Institute Cultures of the Alps is dedicated to the special features of the Alpine region in all its thematic breadth - from prehistoric evidence and specific traditions to the challenges of the present.

Agenda

09. April 2026, 20:15 Uhr

Book launch Die Alpen im Lied der Schweiz

Im Uristiersaal, Dätwylerstrasse 27, 6460 Altdorf

21. April 2026, 15:00 Uhr

Wool of the future. Revival of an underrated local raw material

At the HSLU DFK and at the Kulturkloster Altdorf

27. May 2026, 14:30 Uhr

Cultur-Café with Christian de Simoni

In the monastery café of the Kulturkloster Altdorf

01. July 2026, 14:30 Uhr

Cultur-Café with Joachim Schloemer

In the monastery café of the Kulturkloster Altdorf

02. September 2026, 14:30 Uhr

Cultur-Café with Zohra Briki

In the monastery café of the Kulturkloster Altdorf

28. October 2026, 14:30 Uhr

Cultur-Café with Seraina Kobler

In the monastery café of the Kulturkloster Altdorf

18. November 2026, 18:00 Uhr

Final Event Cultural Writers' Studio

More information to follow

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The podcast “Föhnrausch” is based on the orte edition of the same name, which features literary texts on alpine phenomena from the summer of 2025. It is a collaborative project between the Urner Institute Kulturen der Alpen, the music festival “Alpentöne,” and the literary magazine orte.

Cultural writer Andrea Keller shares her story

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