Svalbard – Arctic adventures under northern lights and midnight sun
This book is like a small expedition: experience unique encounters with blue whales, reindeer, polar bears and walruses. Feel the endless expanse of wild Arctic nature.
Antler
Archaeological finds show that the use of antler by humans has a tradition that goes back a long way.
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” and Polar Research
What Beethoven and polar research have in common will be shown by the AWI next Sunday in a unique combination of art and science, also as a livestream.
Drawings and Paintings
Unlike prints which were dealt with in a previous article, drawings and paintings have always been a part of the forms of expression in circumpolar Arctic.
Urs Stoller’s Greenland
Urs Stoller passed away in June 2021 as a result of a COVID-19 infection. He worked as a helicopter pilot in Greenland for 36 years and, as an enthusiastic photographer, left behind some 1,800 photographs of the country and its people.
Russian activists demand action on the accident at Nornikel
Indigenous representatives from the far north of Russia recently visited Switzerland to demand action from the subsidiaries of the Norilsk oil spill.
An appeal to Swiss banks from the Russian Arctic
Swiss banks may not be allies of indigenous communities. But their financial clout could push companies to change their business practices.
The Art of printing in the Arctic
Peoples of the Arctic use a wide range of materials in their art. Many of these can be found locally and have always been used.
The Outpost – Life and Love in Tikhaya Bay
Historian and polar guide Dmitry “Mitya” Kiselev writes in his book about the first Soviet Arctic station on Franz Josef Land, which was a pioneer in many aspects.
Illustrated book – Expedition Arctic
The exclusive photo book on the MOSAiC expedition to the Arctic shows the researchers at work and impressions of this expedition in impressive pictures by Esther Horvath.
Spring in the Arctic
April is over. Higher temperatures and migrating birds return to the north. To us, however, earlier than to the Canadian Arctic. In northern Canada, about 150 species of birds are breeding.
Arctic Winter Games 2024 in Alaska
The 2024 Arctic Winter Games will be held in the Matanuska-Susitna district of Alaska, the International Committee of the Arctic Winter Games announced.
Indigenous culture of Taimyr receives financial support
Indigenous peoples on the Taimyr Peninsula will receive new funding to preserve their culture. 28 different projects in the Russian Arctic benefit from the grants.
The next Arctic Winter Games will take place in 2023
Arctic Winter Games organizers reported that the next edition will now take place in early 2023. A postponement occurred because of Covid-19.
Art and Endangered Species in Northeastern of Siberia
At the most easterly point of Siberia, just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, lies the village of Uelen in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks
Fairbanks is home to the Ice Art Championships, one of the largest ice sculpture competitions and exhibitions in the world. These take place in February and March.
“The Whale” will appear from the depths in 2023.
The sensational project “The Whale” has finally been given the green light in Andenes and is set to take visitors into the world of whales from 2023.
The “We” is what matters
From the beginning, the now Museum Cerny has seen itself as a platform for the inhabitants and concerns of the Arctic, not as their mouthpiece.
Igloos for penguins in Antarctica?
There are professions that are particularly creative. This certainly includes architects. Again and again we are surprised by outstanding ideas, but also by projects that go to the limits of what is feasible. Architects and designers create proposals that construct and organize new ways of living, working and playing. “ArchDaily,” the platform for architecture, showed […]
Winnipeg Art Gallery unveils new sculpture
The time has come – after three years of construction, the new Centre for Inuit Art in Winnipeg is finished.
Climate in focus – collecting with a system
The beginnings of Museum Cerny’s collection date back to a collection of artworks by the Inuit, that sparked a love for this art.
Museum Cerny – important in Europe
Situated in the middle of Bern, the Cerny Museum specializes in art and culture of the Arctic and is probably unique in Europe and has gained fame far beyond Switzerland’s borders.
George Clonney and “The Midnight Sky” in the Arctic
Astronomer Augustine Lofthouse lives on a research station in the Arctic. A few days earlier, all employees left the station because of the news of an environmental disaster.
The Red Tent – Sean Connery and the Red Tent of Nobile
Sean Connery was not only James Bond or the father of Indiana Jones, but he also played the role of the greatest polar hero, Roald Amundsen.
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