What to do in Lugano in January: FOCE kicks off 2026 with music, theater, and dance.
Those looking for things to do in Lugano in the first few days of the new year will find the program…
Museums and cultural institutions
Ticino: Six scholarships for music and visual arts. The canton invests in talent.
This year, the Canton is awarding six creative grants in the visual arts…
Feeling and observation. Art in Ticino: identities, gazes, and self-portraits.
The history of art (and self-portraits) in Ticino, between the mid-nineteenth century and…
Lugano Congress Center: 50 years of events on Lake Ceresio
The Lugano Congress Centre celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2025 with a…
Lugano Belle Époque comes to life through period photographs, digital reconstructions, and new historical narratives.
The city of Lugano is preparing to inaugurate a new exhibition that unites memory…
Photography competition in Lugano: the 2025 edition of Unpublished Photo celebrates new visual languages.
The 2025 edition of Unpublished Photo, the photography competition in Lugano promoted by the Fondazione culture…
Giacometti: a family, almost a dynasty of artists
It always bothered me a little when people said that Giacometti wouldn't be Giacometti...
Culture Pass: a single ticket to experience Lugano's culture.
One ticket, three days, and six museums to discover: this is the formula…
Chen Xi, the poetic voice of contemporary China, arrives in Lugano
From October 16, 2025, to January 25, 2026, MUSEC – Museum of Cultures of…
Richard Paul Lohse at MASI: The Rigour of Utopia and the Quest for Social Equality
More than twenty years after the last museum exhibition dedicated to him, the MASI Lugano is dedicating until 11…
A New Guide to Art Basel: Carly Murphy to Head Global Collector and Institutional Relations
Art Basel consolidates its presence on the global contemporary art scene with a new appointment…
Son, the largest contemporary sound art event in Switzerland, returns.
The Canton of Valais (Sion, Martigny, Sierre, Hérémence, Bagnes, Ayent) becomes a territory of experimentation with works…