Souvenir
Until January 2028
Plush cows, tour books, selfies or stolen slippers from luxury hotels – ever since humans have been travelling, they have been collecting souvenirs. What do these souvenirs reveal about us? Are they personal treasures or interchangeable mass-produced goods? Evidence of summit experiences or staging for Instagram? " Souvenir" gives a voice to tourists on the Jungfraujoch, the owner of a souvenir shop, the mayor of a tourist hotspot and a summit stone collector, inviting us to reflect on our own travel behaviour.
Your mountain souvenir at the ALPS
For decades, the ALPS tourism collection has documented how we travel, experience and consume mountains. But there is a gap when it comes to souvenirs: historical mementos are plentiful, but contemporary souvenirs are almost completely absent. With the participatory collection format Lost and Found Memories Office, we want to change exactly that – join in: bring us your mountain souvenir and tell us the story behind it. Register your contribution here.
Groups
Children
Main partners
Canton of Bern, Federal Office of Culture, Burgergemeinde Bern, City of Bern, Swiss Alpine Club (SAC)
Project Partners
Corymbo Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Kulturstiftung GVB, Lichtspiel Kinemathek Bern, OFFCUT, SKKG Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte, Stiftung Vinetum
The Lost and Found Memories Office is a participatory collection and exhibition project. With ‘Souvenir’, we aim to highlight developments in tourism within the ALPS collection. We are still missing certain milestones and a few personal stories. We are currently looking for photos taken in front of tourist hotspots in the Swiss mountain regions.
We are looking for mountain selfies!
Share your photos and selfies from adventurous hikes, memorable summit experiences or your very own Instagram-worthy moment. Get involved either directly at the exhibition or online via the Lost and Found Office.