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Sion Festival begins 16th August – 1st Sept – A Rich Programme of Music

August 16, 2019 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Sion Festival begins 16th August – 1st Sept – A Rich Programme of Music

From the Farnham Youth choir singing Bach and Rutter to a concert by Klangform Vienne called “Frankenstein is coming!” cellists playing from the Berlin Philharmonic, to free music being performed in venues and open spaces around Sion, there’s a rich and varied programme on offer at the Sion festival 2019. It opens today, the 16th […]

Filed Under: Culture, Events, Sion Tagged With: sion festival, Valais

Risk in the Mountains. Remnants found in Glaciers – Two Exhibitions in Sion

December 10, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Risk in the Mountains. Remnants found in Glaciers – Two Exhibitions in Sion

Mountains, snow and ice form the basis for two exhibitions currently on show in Sion.  “Risk” and “Mémoire de Glace” are curated by the Museum of History and Museum of Nature and are on display in the Le Peniticier (the old prison) and Les Arsenaux museum in Sion. The first exhibition, “Risk” (on until the 3rd February 2019) demonstrates the […]

Filed Under: Culture, Museums, Sion Tagged With: exhibition sion, glacier archaeology, le peniticier sion, musees du valais, risk, risk of avalanches, Valais

Night of the Museums in Sion – 10th November – Free entry!

November 9, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Night of the Museums in Sion – 10th November – Free entry!

On Saturday 10th November it’s the “Night of the Museums” in Sion and across the whole of the Valais.  Museums in Sion will open late (some until 23:00!) and entry is free. There is a full programme of events planned for this special day – see pdf link here.   If you are new to Sion […]

Filed Under: Culture, Events, Museums, Sion, Tourism Tagged With: fellini foundation, la, museums sion, nuits des musées sion, sion, tourisme sion, what to do in sion

From Abstracts to Acrylics: Borrowing Art from the Médiathèque in Sion

August 20, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

From Abstracts to Acrylics: Borrowing Art from the Médiathèque in Sion

Did you know that the Médiathèque of the Valais in Sion has art for loan to its registered borrowers? This art loaning system operates in the same way as a book borrowing service: once you have registered and have received your Bibliopass, not only can you borrow books from the *Médiathèque and many other libraries […]

Filed Under: Culture, Museums, Sion Tagged With: Borrowing art, Herbert Theler, Médiathèque Sion, Post bus Switzerland, Valais, Visp

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