The Château de Prangins has a new exhibition entitled "Work - from 1860 to today". This exhibition features photographs which explore how earning a living has changed over time. From a photo from 1865 of a chambermaid working at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Lausanne, to a worker in 1949 clinging to scaffolding on the tower of Geneva cathedral, there are some fascinating photos to see. The exhibition is on until the 15th October 2017. Full details of the opening times of the museum and entrance price etc Click here
Chambermaid, Hôtel Beau-Rivage, 1865, Lausanne (VD), photo: Constant Delessert.
© Swiss National Museum
Start of construction of the kiln at Ziegelei Allschwil brickworks, 1898, photo: Eduard Müller.
© Swiss National Museum
Seamstresses, around 1940, photo: Theo Ballmer.
© Swiss National Museum
Worker on the cathedral tower, 1949, Geneva, photo: PDL.
© Swiss National Museum
The May 2017 Living in the Know podcast is now out!
This podcast is a collaboration between Living in Nyon and Know-it-all passport and in May's podcast, Catherine talk about an exhibition (previously featured on this site - click here) that has recently opened in Nyon, which tells the story of bathing in Lake Geneva.
As Spring is now in the air Lisa reveals where and when you can get lots of tulip bulbs for a really good price, and she highlights two of the Jardin Botaniques worth visiting in the local area. She also teaches Catherine a couple of French expressions connected to the word “flower”. Just press the "play" button below to hear the podcast.
This month’s podcast has kindly been sponsored by GEMS World Academy Switzerland.