Upcoming Events
ARCTIC VOICES
Description The Stories We Keep, The Knowledge We Share. The event series "Arctic Voices" is a cross-disciplinary cultural festival taking place in Bern. It brings Indigenous voices, perspectives, and stories from Arctic regions to Bern, making them audible and visible in a variety of formats. With exhibitions, workshops, discussions, film screenings, and other formats, the festival creates an intergenerational space for encounter, exchange, and shared learning.
Date 23 April - 14 May 2026
Link www.acrcticvoices.ch
Arctic Voices
Exhibition The MCCA Collection, Revisited
Description The MCCA Collection, Revisited is an evolving exhibition conceived and developed by Isabelle Uyaralaaq Avingaq Choquette of the Avataq Cultural Institute during her residency. Through her research and curatorial practice, Choquette re-engages the collection with fresh eyes, foregrounding new narratives, relationships, and cultural contexts that invite visitors to reconsider familiar works. Central to the project is an emphasis on dialogue—between past and present, artworks and audiences, and institutional collections and living knowledge systems. Through guided tours and informal discussions, the curator will share insights into her process, the questions shaping her approach, and the perspectives that inform her interpretation of the collection. Throughout the month of May, the exhibition space will also serve as a platform for exchange. Visitors are invited to take part in conversations, encounters, and networking opportunities designed to foster connection, reflection, and community engagement around the works on view.
Place Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art, Stadtbachstrasse 8a, 3012 Bern
Date 1 May 2026 - 3 October 2026
Arctic Voices
Event Arctic Clothing and Design: Tradition, Innovation and Knowledge in Motion
Description Dr. Krista Ulujuk Zawadski and Alissa Csonka explore the past, present and future of Arctic clothing through the lenses of Inuit knowledge, design and material culture. The talk highlights how traditional sewing, beading and garment-making practices inform contemporary design, foster intergenerational learning and inspire innovative approaches to Arctic clothing in both community and research contexts.
Place Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art, Stadtbachstrasse 8a, 3012 Bern
Date Thursday, 14 May 2026, 18:00