https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said two Swiss journalists had been "stopped for questioning" after the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi last week but declined to confirm their arrest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171114/uae-says-swiss-journalists-were-questioned-but-not-arrested Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:24:28 +0100 uae-says-swiss-journalists-were-questioned-but-not-arrested A museum in Bern on Friday showed off pieces from a spectacular Nazi-era art hoard it inherited from a German recluse, in the run-up to the first exhibit of the controversial collection. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170709/first-works-from-nazi-era-art-hoard-arrive-at-swiss-museum Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:27:22 +0200 first-works-from-nazi-era-art-hoard-arrive-at-swiss-museum Fifa's World Football Museum in Zurich, a landmark project of disgraced former president Sepp Blatter, is not under threat of closure despite a new round of redundancies according to its director. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170315/fifa-museum-not-under-threat-of-closure-says-its-director Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:54:00 +0100 fifa-museum-not-under-threat-of-closure-says-its-director The Museum of Fine Arts in Bern has been recognized as the legal owner of a Nazi-era art hoard it inherited from German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161215/nazi-era-art-collection-to-stay-in-switzerland Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:33:13 +0100 nazi-era-art-collection-to-stay-in-switzerland Fifa’s multi-million franc new museum, which opened earlier this year in Zurich, has recorded a loss of 30 million francs this year, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161110/fifa-museum-struggles-under-30-million-franc-debt Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:11:13 +0100 fifa-museum-struggles-under-30-million-franc-debt An ambitious, immersive museum showcasing the life and works of the groundbreaking filmmaker Charlie Chaplin opens in Switzerland on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160414/new-chaplin-museum-set-in-filmmakers-own-downton-abbey Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:33:50 +0200 new-chaplin-museum-set-in-filmmakers-own-downton-abbey The archives captured some of the most iconic, and curious, moments in Olympic history, from pictures of the first modern-era games in Athens in 1896 to a sack race in St. Louis, Missouri eight years later. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150716/ioc-preserves-a-century-of-olympics-history Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:15:36 +0200 ioc-preserves-a-century-of-olympics-history After more than 14 years of discussions and stumbling blocks, work to turn screen legend Charlie Chaplin's Swiss home into a museum has finally begun, with the opening planned in early 2016. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140507/family-members-help-launch-chaplin-museum-work Thu, 08 May 2014 01:44:00 +0200 family-members-help-launch-chaplin-museum-work A Las Vegas billionaire is suing a respected Swiss curator accused of standing behind the authenticity of a painting purportedly by American artist Mark Rothko which turned out to be fake. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140405/us-lawsuit-targets-swiss-expert-over-72-mln-rothko-2 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:51:00 +0200 us-lawsuit-targets-swiss-expert-over-72-mln-rothko-2 A contemporary art show opening this week in Geneva aims to spark a dialogue on man's intricate relationship with food in a world where nearly a billion people are undernourished, the curator says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121218/art-show-casts-critical-eye-on-food Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:41:00 +0100 art-show-casts-critical-eye-on-food