Lost and Found Memories Office, № 2
Women on the Mountain
4 december 2021 until 7 january 2024
Women have always climbed mountains with the same enthusiasm, virtuosity and fearlessness as men. However, for a long time this went largely unnoticed and women’s accounts were hardly documented. The Lost and Found Memories Office wants to change this: From December 2021 onwards, the participatory project will focus on around forty « Women on the Mountain » from the Alpine Museum's collection. Additionally, it aims to offer a platform for the mountain memories of today's female alpinists and climbers: be it in the form of a travelogue or a summit selfie - we are interested in what women experience, think and achieve in the mountains.
Events (held in German)
Photos and film clips of the Lost and Found
Female mountaineers' finds to take home
In the postcard book «A Woman's Place», the Swiss Alpine Museum brings together forty photographic trouvailles of women in alpine practice from the late 19th century to the 1980s. The pictures tell of courage, informality and willpower.
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(german edition with summary in english)
Lost and Found Memories Office
Lost and Found Memories Office is a groundbreaking project at the Swiss Alpine Museum that invites people to contribute their stories, recollections, and personal objects to the collection. This opens up the museum to everyday experts and makes the collection accessible in innovative ways. In the exhibition space in Bern, everyday topics encourage visitors to interact with the exhibits. Memories Lost and Found also exists in digital form, so that anyone anywhere with an interest in the collection project can contribute regardless of where they are. As it progresses, it will be extended to museums in mountain regions, thereby establishing a vibrant network with a wide appeal.
About Migros Pioneer Fund
The Migros Pioneer Fund supports sustainable solutions for societal challenges with the goal of initiating systemic change towards a future-oriented society. The impact-oriented funding approach combines financial support with active funding and risk management. The fund is part of the social commitment of the Migros Group and has an annual budget of approximately CHF 15 million. The Migros Pioneer Fund is supported by companies such as Denner, Migros Bank, Migrol, migrolinio and Ex Libris. More information: Migros Pioneer Fund.
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