WINTER 2021/22 PRESSKIT - CULTURE
CULTURE - HIDDEN TREASURES AWAIT
Crans-Montana is a destination full of history and popular Valais traditions that travellers can discover at the Grand-Lens museum as well as the Colombire Ecomuseum. All cultural tastes are catered for, enjoyed and shared here. Examples of our cultural diversity include: a museum of model trains for all the family; the Opale Foundation in Lens, that brings together Swiss and international artists; the Vision Art Festival, which has helped to draw urban art away from large cities and into the heart of the Alps; and of course, the five galleries of Crans-Montana. Music from popular and classical through to electro can also be heard at numerous concerts, events and festivals throughout the year.
Fondation Opale
Between Aboriginal and Contemporary Art
Through exhibitions, workshops, gatherings and publications, the Fondation Opale intends to install a permanent dialogue between Aboriginal art and contemporary art. Launched in 2019, the ”Before Time Began” exhibition truly launched the Foundation’s artistic project, with works from the origins of contemporary Aboriginal art to modern time.
Until 17 April 2022, you can visit the exhibition "Breath of Life", where the Fondation Opale has accepted the challenge to exhibit the sound of the didgeridoo, the emblematic instrument of Aboriginal Australia, as well as contemporary works from Arnhem Land, in spaces of visual and sonic vibration.
Bienalsur
A cultural journey in Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is hosting Bienalsur for the second time in Switzerland, along with 50 other major cities around the world. In this context, 7 internationally renowned artists are presenting their work on a route between Lens and Crans-Montana.
Until 31 March 2022, this cultural route presents artwork that is playful and interactive for the public, who is invited to rediscover the landscape that lies between nature and human artistic creation.
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Vision Art Festival – Transforming grey into art
Since 2015, the Vision Art Festival has transformed Crans-Montana into an open-air art gallery. It is a unique concept, where artists from all over the world meet in a breathtaking setting, at altitudes between 1,500 and 3,000m, to brighten up the surfaces of unused buildings in Crans-Montana.
Crans-Montana Classics
Symbiosis of Arts and Nature
Crans-Montana Classics, the enchantment of music and the intoxication of the mountains, a perfect symbiosis between Arts and Nature. With unfailing creativity and commitment, Crans-Montana Classics continues to offer eclectic concerts to music lovers. As in the past, they will mark the festive season with their Christmas and New Year concerts.
Swiss Made Culture
A yearly varied programme
Throughout the year, Swiss Made Culture offers a varied programme of music, cinema and also visual arts and theatre.
Events
Find out here all the cultural events.