Cultura Suisse, the Swiss trade fair for monument preservation, monument building, cultural heritage protection and museology, is being held in Bern again this year for the fourth time. From April 10-12, trade visitors to BERNEXPO will be able to find out about the latest trends and innovations in their specialist areas relating to cultural assets and heritage in Switzerland. Around 120 exhibitors from Switzerland and neighboring countries, as well as many associations, await visitors. They will offer visitors to Cultura Suisse information, products and services on the topics of monument preservation, building in monuments, renovation and restoration as well as the protection of cultural assets. Current topics such as big data, digitalization and eventization as well as modern 3D technologies will also be addressed and presented in specialist presentations and seminars.
Broad target group
Important questions at this year’s Cultura Suisse are: What does the museum of the 21st century look like? Are arts and crafts threatened with extinction? How do we deal with architectural monuments in times of climate change? The aim is to find answers to these and other pressing questions through discussions with visitors. The exhibitors will present new technologies and current developments in the areas of library and archive technology, big data, IT support, guiding museum visitors, digitization and eventization, energy efficiency, promotion and research, photography and film, building technology, security, materials and machines, media presentation, augmented reality, museum infrastructure, museum construction and technology, museum management, pest control, cultural and museum apps, transport, packaging, storage, visual communication, staging, scenography, art and cultural mediation, auctions, preservation and protection of cultural assets, monument conservation, archaeology, building materials, historical gardening, restoration and conservation, taxidermy, maintenance and restoration as well as documentation and inventory. The target group of Cultura Suisse are professional visitors such as archaeologists, architects, archives, construction managers, authorities from municipalities, cities and cantons, monument caretakers, gallery owners, church caretakers, conservationists, media, museums, museum technicians, planners, private monument owners, registrars, specialists in the trades, students and schoolchildren.
Focus on knowledge transfer
The supporting program for this year’s Cultura Suisse is extensive and offers a panel discussion every day, for example on the topic of “The museum of the 21st century” or the significance of climate change for (architectural) monuments and the protection of cultural assets, but numerous lectures, forums, panels and conferences are also planned. For example, the symposium “Opportunities and pitfalls in circular building in existing buildings” complements the trade fair program. In addition, the 3rd Museum Marketing Day and the annual conference of the Swiss Association for Conservation and Restoration (SKR) will take place parallel to the trade fair. There will also be product presentations and demonstrations by craft associations. These demonstrations at the workplace are a specialty of Cultura Suisse; this year, the art of shingling will be presented and demonstrated. “The focus is on knowledge transfer. We now want to expand on this with the fourth edition and offer industry associations and specialist organizations ideal space at BERNEXPO for their event taking place at the same time in the immediate vicinity of the trade fair,” explains Exhibition Director Peter Plan from event-ex ag.
Information for visitors
Cultura Suisse | Trade fair for museums, heritage conservation and cultural assets
Opening hours: April 10-12, 2024, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Address: Bernexpo | Hall 1.2, Mingerstrasse 6, CH-3014 Bern
Admission prices: CHF 25 (day ticket)