Partnerships
In organizing its exhibitions and events, ALPS cooperates with project partners who are active in areas ranging from society and politics, nature and the environment, spatial development and architecture, and tourism and business, to mountain sports, art, and culture. Some of these projects have resulted in long-standing partnerships, while others are characterised by a more temporary mutual interest. What they have in common is their commitment to mountain matters that are relevant for society today.
The overview is a work in progress and will be regularly updated.
alpentöne
An international music festival held every two years in Altdorf, UR. With musicians from all countries of the Alpine arc, from Slovenia to Occitania – or even from much further away. With a lot of "joy in tradition and a desire to turn it upside down, shake it vigorously, and rearrange it anew."
Bergfahrt Festival Bergün
The Bergfahrt Festival Bergün showcases the entire spectrum of alpine culture every two years over three days: theater, literature, film, music, photography, visual arts, crafts, land art, and their hybrid forms. Rooted in Bergün, it involves all regions of the country and looks across the entire Alpine arc.
CIRM
The Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la montagne (CIRM), founded in 2018, is an interdisciplinary center affiliated with the University of Lausanne. With 100 researchers and currently 30 partner institutions, it develops a network and conducts research on sustainability in mountain regions. Findings are regularly shared with the public.
Fondazione Pro San Gottardo
Works for the preservation of the cultural landscape of the Gotthard region. This includes the Museo Nazionale del San Gottardo in the Ticino region. ALPS has been our permanent exhibition partner since 2021.
IMMA
Through professonal confrontation and the realization of common projects, IMMA – International Mountain Museums Alliance – works fort he conservation,study and promotion of mountain culture, today more than ever a terrain of challenge and representation of the complexity of our present life, in the context of climate change, political and social.
ISEK – Popular Cultures
The ISEK – Popular Cultures has a long tradition of researching alpine themes and collaborating with museums in Switzerland. Like ALPS, it advocates for participatory research and education.
Cultures of the Alps
The Urner Institute Cultures of the Alps is dedicated to exploring the particularities of the alpine region in its entire thematic breadth – from prehistoric evidence to specific traditions to the challenges of the present.
Mountain Wilderness Switzerland
Mountain Wilderness Switzerland has been advocating for the preservation of wild mountain areas for over 30 years. We see the mountains as spaces for nature and humans alike. As an alpine conservation organization, we encourage people to experience the mountains responsibly, competently, and considerately, without leaving traces.
Department of Contemporary History
The Department of Contemporary History at the University of Fribourg develops teaching and research on the recent history of Switzerland and internationally (19th–21st century). The scholarly activity is open, interdisciplinary, and increasingly oriented towards the methods of "Public History."
Blue Community
The network of actors from science, administration, private sector, church, water supply, and wastewater treatment is committed to the responsible and fair management of water resources. The ALPS joined this network on the occasion of the exhibition "Water Ours."