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- The Dream of an Alpine Waterway https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/06/the-dream-of-an-alpine-waterway/ 44 comments
- The Swiss town of Thun was a magnet for tourists in the 19th century. The future Emperor Napoleon III also came to the Bernese Oberland, though not for leisure, but to attend the military academy there. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/07/when-napoleon-3-went-to-school-in-thun/ 5 comments history
- The exquisite death mask of Joan of France (1464-1505) mirrors the grace, courage, and moral convictions of a long-suffering disabled woman who was briefly queen of France and later canonized as a saint. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/05/the-lady-behind-the-mask-joan-of-france/ 19 comments history
- In the early days, Swiss football had to contend with some unusual challenges. Stakes in the middle of the pitch, a lack of opponents and mockery and derision in the daily press. A look back at the difficult start of the sport on grass. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/05/when-the-beautiful-game-was-grim/ 9 comments history
- “Being Madame is a miserable job” Liselotte of the Palatinate lived at the court of the French king Louis XIV and wrote countless letters that offer a unique insight into the intrigues and everyday life of the nobility. https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/12/madame-palatine-at-the-court-of-the-sun-king/ 85 comments history
- Direct democracy in Switzerland https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/05/direct-democracy-in-switzerland/ 19 comments europe