The Federal Office of Culture (FOC) is the expert authority of the Swiss Confederation for cultural policy, cultural promotion, and the preservation of culture. It supports cultural work (art, film), manages museums and collections, promotes cultural heritage and encourages cultural education.

17 datasets found

  • Swiss Book (2001 - )

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    The Swiss Book is the National Bibliography of Switzerland and is compiled, edited and published by the Swiss National Library (NL). The Swiss Book indexes Swiss publishing output...

    Last updated: July 16, 2020

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  • ISplus directory of archives, libraries and museums, including 'Repertorium der handschriftlichen Nachlässe'

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    The addresses from the 'Information Schweiz’ (Information Switzerland) directory, from the 'Repertorium der handschriftlichen Nachlässe in den Bibliotheken und Archiven der...

    Last updated: July 11, 2023

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  • The Gugelmann Collection (Schweizer Kleinmeister)

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Since 1982, the Swiss National Library (NL) has been home to the Gugelmann Collection, a large group of works by the Schweizer Kleinmeister - Swiss 18th century masters - assembled...

    Last updated: July 11, 2023

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  • Archive Adolf Pochon

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Watercolours from the hand of Adolf Pochon. They show Swiss uniforms from all cantons and of soldiers in foreign service. They depict uniforms from 1703 (Swiss garrison in French...

    Last updated: July 13, 2020

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  • Handschriften Rainer Maria Rilke

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875 in Prag geboren, 1926 in der Schweiz gestorben, zählt zu den bedeutendsten Dichtern der literarischen Moderne. Sein Werk umfasst vor allem Lyrik, aber auch...

    Last updated: July 16, 2020

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  • Manuskripte Friedrich Glauser

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Friedrich Glauser, geboren 1896 in Wien, gestorben in Nervi bei Genua am 8.12.1938, gehört neben Robert Walser zu den massgeblichen und weiterhin stark rezipierten Schweizer...

    Last updated: July 13, 2020

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  • Digitised publications

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    The digitized collections available through this portal include over 8,500 books in PDF format with integrated optical character recognition. These texts are available worldwide...

    Last updated: July 17, 2020

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  • Max van Berchem image collection

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Born in Geneva in 1863, Max van Berchem was an Orientalist, specialist in Islamic archaeology and photographer. He travelled to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Turkey to carry out...

    Last updated: October 5, 2020

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  • Eduard Spelterini image collection

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Between 1890 and 1910 Eduard Spelterini (1852-1931) undertook a number of travels by balloon over Switzerland and other countries. While doing this, he took photographs from...

    Last updated: February 2, 2016

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  • Bildersammlung Annemarie Schwarzenbach

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Annemarie Schwarzenbach, 1908 in Zürich geboren, 1942 in Sils gestorben, gehört zu den herausragenden Schweizer Reporterinnen der 1930er und 1940er Jahre. Sie bezeichnete sich...

    Last updated: July 16, 2020

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  • Bibliography on Swiss History (1975 - )

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    The Bibliography on Swiss History (BSH) comprises publications from both Switzerland and abroad that relate to the nation’s history. They include monographs, articles from...

    Last updated: July 16, 2020

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  • Autographensammlung Hans Rhyn

    Swiss National Library NL
    Education, culture and sport

    Der aus Langenthal stammende Berner Schriftsteller, Germanist und Lehrer Hans Rhyn (1888–1967) sammelte über Jahrzehnte Handschriften von Wissenschaftler/innen, Künstler/innen und...

    Last updated: July 13, 2020

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  • ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance since 2021 - Site records

    Federal Office of Culture FOC
    Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities

    The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. It makes it possible to understand the history and identity of...

    Last updated: May 11, 2015

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  • ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance

    Federal Office of Culture FOC
    Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities

    The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. It makes it possible to understand the history and identity of...

    Last updated: May 11, 2015

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  • UNESCO World cultural heritage

    Federal Office of Culture FOC
    Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities

    The Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, SR 0.451.41) was signed at the UNESCO General Conference in 1972....

    Last updated: July 17, 2016

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  • Sites, transit sites and places of transit for Yenish, Sinti and Roma people

    Federal Office of Culture FOC
    Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities

    The collection of geodata "Sites, transit sites and places of transit for Yenish, Sinti and Roma people" contains information on the areas reserved for the transit and stationing...

    Last updated: October 1, 2022

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  • ISOS - Federal Inventory of Swiss heritage sites of national importance since 2021 - Photos

    Federal Office of Culture FOC
    Population and society, Education, culture and sport, Regions and cities

    The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) designates and documents the most valuable sites of national importance. Work on the ISOS began in 1973 with the development of a...

    Last updated: February 22, 2021

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