{"title": "AKTIVIA Referat, «Warum die Schweiz reich geworden ist», mit Dr. Markus Somm", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Heilig Geist", "address": "Limmattalstrasse 146, 8049 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/switzerland", "society/economics"], "description": "A talk in the AKTIVIA series on the question of why Switzerland became rich. Dr. Markus Somm, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Nebelspalter, presents his book of the same title. He shows that Switzerland's economic success did not arise by chance but rests on developments reaching back many centuries. He explains which political, social and economic factors laid the groundwork for stability, innovation and prosperity early on.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/aktivia-referat-warum-die-schweiz-reich-geworden-ist-mit-dr-111462/", "official_url": "https://kathhoengg.ch/veranstaltung/28122/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50a7d2de7132b21b0307454a28f8149e73a516424394e856b91abf60ee43f67a-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Heilig Geist", "address": "Limmattalstrasse 146, 8049 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "«Freie Wirtschaft in einer freien Gesellschaft», Vortrag von Sebastian Kurz am Schweizerischen Institut für Auslandforschung (SIAF)", "start": "2026-11-17T17:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-17T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Hauptgebäude, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "A public lecture by the Swiss Institute for Foreign Research (SIAF) at the University of Zurich. Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks about the interdependencies between a free economy and a free society. The event is held in German. Admission is free and no prior registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/freie-wirtschaft-in-einer-freien-gesellschaft-vortrag-von-se-33369/", "official_url": "https://siaf.ch/events/freie-wirtschaft-in-einer-freien-gesellschaft", "image": ""}, {"title": "Referat Martin Schlegel, \"Transmission and conduct of monetary policy in Switzerland\", The SNB and its Watchers, Zürich (mit Text)", "start": "2026-11-05T13:40:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "SNB-Bibliothek Zürich", "address": "Börsenstrasse 15, 8001", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics/monetary-policy"], "description": "A talk on the transmission and conduct of monetary policy in Switzerland. 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The lecture asks how Switzerland can preserve its freedom, prosperity and direct democracy while ensuring its security in a multipolar world in the middle of Europe. A coherent long-term foreign policy and a transnational federalism as a contribution to European integration and the defence of liberal democracy are also up for discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/freiheit-sicherheit-und-europaische-integration-perspektiven-33370/", "official_url": "https://www.eiz.uzh.ch/product/freiheit-sicherheit-und-europaeische-integration-perspektiven-der-schweiz/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/27c0cb9943be6b8e0365cbc7e50b73f7dd575c921e89e3d249725f7b58a7e3fe-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Switzerland, the land of banks", "start": "2026-11-04T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/switzerland"], "description": "\"Switzerland – the land of banks\" is a special exhibition at the Landesmuseum Zürich. It shows how deeply banking is entrenched in Switzerland, from Jewish moneylenders and Lombardy merchants to savings banks, cantonal banks and the banking secrecy laws of the 20th century. It also addresses crises in the sector and invites visitors to engage with today's land of banks. Interactive media stations, surveys and options for children make it suitable for all ages.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/switzerland-the-land-of-banks-59621/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/92dad56fc2826f847e7b4deec496f6c1c974d5e3dcad8b92b3b6ea8c1f734cd8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Die Revolution in der schweizerischen Rechtsordnung: Marcel Senn Lecture", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "UZH, Rämistrasse 71 (KOL G 204)", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/switzerland", "society/law"], "description": "A lecture at the University of Zurich titled „Die Revolution in der schweizerischen Rechtsordnung: Marcel Senn Lecture“. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Numa Graa of the University of Geneva. The event lasts one and a half hours and takes place in the university's main building.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/die-revolution-in-der-schweizerischen-rechtsordnung-marcel-s-111506/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Wars and us", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/switzerland"], "description": "\"Wars and us\" is a special exhibition at the Landesmuseum Zürich. It brings together a variety of perspectives, showing how, from the late Middle Ages to the present day, wars have influenced Switzerland's political structures, economic interests and social order. From identity-building myths like the Rütli Oath to internal conflicts like the Peasant War of 1653 and the Sonderbund War of 1847, and the latent threat of the Second World War, the exhibition looks at warfare's lasting impact on how Switzerland sees itself. Objects, video installations and documents invite visitors to question popular ideas of Switzerland's relationship with war.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wars-and-us-59623/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Mensch und Klima seit der Neuzeit", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universität Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "125.00", "price_to": "125.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/climate", "society/sustainability"], "description": "'Mensch und Klima seit der Neuzeit' is a lecture series at the University of Zurich. It traces how climate became a question of society's future, how industrialization ushered in the fossil age, and why in the twentieth century a belief arose in a climate that could be technically controlled. The series concludes by discussing the idea of a post-growth society as an answer to today's social, economic and ecological challenges. It shows how ideas of progress, growth and control continue to shape our relationship with the climate.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/mensch-und-klima-seit-der-neuzeit-59879/", "official_url": "https://vhszh.ch/kursangebot/detail/mensch-und-klima-seit-der-neuzeit/26W-0350-37/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b0fbdedad2a357c1fb180a51688787645532957a76f9cc9a1b6c77a75d304431-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dauerausstellung Finanzmuseum", "start": "2026-11-04T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schweizer Finanzmuseum", "address": "", "price": "Erwachsene: CHF 10,- Jugendliche bis 18 Jahre: CHF 8.- Kinder (bis 12 Jahre): Eintritt frei", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/economic-history"], "description": "The permanent exhibition at the Schweizer Finanzmuseum traces the development of the modern financial world from the 16th to the 21st century. Its economic-historical highlights come from one of the largest and most significant collections of securities worldwide. Using interactive video sequences, historical film footage, interviews and touchscreen animations, visitors can playfully discover answers to questions about stock trading, the first Swiss ATM or an IPO.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/dauerausstellung-finanzmuseum-59643/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/93f9291a721fe39f6cf1754c5e740bc498a568bc7a282a184b19b26a011d3268-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Niklaus Nuspliger ● Brexit, Bregret und die Lehren für die Schweiz", "start": "2026-11-16T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Sphères", "address": "Hardturmstrasse 66, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/brexit"], "description": "An evening at Sphères with Niklaus Nuspliger. He talks about Brexit, the regret surrounding it and the lessons it holds for Switzerland. The event is in German. It takes place at the venue on Hardturmstrasse in district 5.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/niklaus-nuspliger-brexit-bregret-und-die-lehren-fur-die-schw-32068/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Ideas of Switzerland", "start": "2026-11-11T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "CHF 13.00 / 10.00; children and young people up to 16 years free", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "13.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/switzerland"], "description": "«Ideas of Switzerland» is a permanent exhibition at the Landesmuseum Zürich. It asks what binds a community together and presents works by four authors whose ideas shaped the image of contemporary Switzerland: Henri Dunant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean Calvin and Petermann Etterlin. The exhibition is completely wheelchair accessible and runs until 1 January 2030, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ideas-of-switzerland-59658/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e4c4b345bc83106cb65d89559fa174f556ebf3f8590386aa97a096093dea61ef-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Miriam Davoudvandi – Das können wir uns nicht leisten", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Zürich", "address": "Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/poverty"], "description": "A book event at Literaturhaus Zürich where Miriam Davoudvandi presents her bestselling nonfiction book «Das können wir uns nicht leisten». The multi-award-winning journalist, author and podcaster tells openly and personally of her childhood and youth in precarious circumstances. She shows how strongly money shapes areas of life such as education, friendships, love and health. She also asks what traces poverty leaves behind, even when social advancement later succeeds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/miriam-davoudvandi-das-konnen-wir-uns-nicht-leisten-646/", "official_url": "https://literaturhaus.ch/veranstaltungen/miriam-davoudvandi-das-koennen-wir-uns-nicht-leisten/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e0389d17734e92539408cb079d3ff3dd9ce0090581bfe108c2818c55ce8ed8cd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "History of Switzerland", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Landesmuseum", "address": "Museumstrasse 2", "price": "CHF 13.00 / 10.00; Children and young people up to 16 years: free admission", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "13.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/switzerland"], "description": "The 'History of Switzerland' exhibition depicts on 1,000 square metres how Switzerland came to be over a period of 550 years. It begins in the late Middle Ages and ends with the challenges facing democratic institutions today. The show at the Landesmuseum Zürich illustrates the journey from a confederation of states to a federal state as a struggle for identity. It also dares to examine contemporary history, which is often considered taboo for historical museums.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/history-of-switzerland-59662/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/848190559f6a30ca4fdf26986119577f34b0fd8693147b4bb808ca6c2305ce97-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Symposium Biovision", "start": "2026-11-14T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Volkshaus", "address": "Stauffacherstrasse 60, 8004 Zürich", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/sustainable-food", "society/agriculture"], "description": "At its symposium, Biovision invites people to the Volkshaus Zürich to discuss, under the title «Gut, besser, gemeinsam: Zusammen die Zukunft der Ernährung gestalten», how cooperation can contribute to healthy soils, fair incomes and sustainable nutrition. The organisation Biovision is behind the event, and the afternoon is moderated by its managing director Anders Gautschi. Together with guests from Tanzania and Switzerland, successful projects, political processes and innovative approaches along the food value chain will be presented, such as a dairy in Tanzania and a lupin mill in Switzerland. The symposium takes place in German and English with simultaneous interpretation and ends with tastings and information stands for exchange.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/symposium-biovision-30851/", "official_url": "https://www.biovision.ch/veranstaltung/symposium2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5248ef9f7722ef48025de776a2ce8a8adb6a0fcf7376719f403d95d16fd344ac-2000.webp"}]}