June 2026
Saturday 27 June, 5.00 pm: Opening reception and guided tour with the artists
Opening of the Kunstwege | Vias d'art Pontresina 2026
Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
With a welcome address by curator Benno Conrad and an introduction by publicist and lecturer Mareike Dittmer (Muzeum Susch). Welcome address by Mayor Nora Saratz.
Reception and music by ‘Celeste’.
The tour starts at 6.15 pm
No registration is required.
Wednesday, 17 June, 2.30 pm Preview tour for the media
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required at: cultura@pontresina.ch
July 2026
Monday, 6 July, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required by Monday 9.00 am:pontresina.ch/touren
Sunday, 12 July, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required by Sunday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Wednesday, 15 July, 4.00 pm Art tour for children:
Children aged six and over can experience modern art through exciting stories, take part in creative activities inspired by the artworks, and receive a free children’s booklet about the exhibition to take home. Duration: 75 mins.
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required by Wednesday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Monday, 20 July, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required by Monday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Monday, 27 July, 8.45 am Art tour/workshop for young people
Fascinating glacier worlds. Expert knowledge on glaciers in times of climate change. Glacier fleece as a lifesaver and as a creative material. Duration: 8.45 am to 12.30 pm
Meeting point: Diavolezza Cable Car valley station
Registration required by Sunday, 26 July, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Tuesday, 28 July, 4.00 pm Art tour for children
Children aged six and over experience modern art through exciting stories, are encouraged to get creative with activities centred around the artworks, and receive a children’s booklet about the exhibition to take home as a gift. Duration: 75 mins.
Meeting point: Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt. Via Maistra 133, 7504 Pontresina
Registration required by Tuesday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Thursday, 30 July, 10.30 am: Art tour with the curator
Guided tour of the open-air exhibition ‘espace public space’ Kunstwege| Vias d'art Pontresina 2026. Benno Conrad, curator of the seven triennials to date, will discuss the works and their relationship to the surrounding space. You will learn about the background to the creation of the works at this location and about the artists. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Thursday at 9.00 am:pontresina.ch/touren
August 2026
Monday, 3 August, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be explored on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Monday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Friday, 7 August, 3.00 pm Art tour with the curator
Guided tour of the open-air exhibition ‘espace public space’ Art Trails | Vias d'art Pontresina 2026. The curators of the seven triennials to date, Benno Conrad and Kalina Sutter of Pontresina Cultura, will comment on the works and their relationship to the space. You will learn about the background to the creation of the works in this location and about the artists. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Friday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Friday, 7 August, 5.00 pm Book launch
Presentation of the book:
ESPACE PUBLIC SPACE – Kunstwege | Vias d'art Pontresina – an anthology
Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, Foyer, 1st floor
With a welcome from the editor Benno Conrad, Kalina Sutter of Pontresina Cultura, a greeting from Andrea Conrad, Leiterin Kulturförderung Office for Culture, a performance by the artist Silvia Buol and a reading entitled ‘More than Art’.
Some of the guest authors – Ursula Badrutt, Dr Simon Baur, Christoph Doswald, Johannes M. Hedinger, Göri Klainguti, Dr Nicole Seeberger, Dr Cordula Seger, Prof. Jürg Stäuble and Karine Tissot – will be in attendance.
Reception with musical accompaniment, book table
No registration required
Friday, 7 August, 6.30 pm: Opening of the exhibition ‘ART–CRAFTS–PONTRESINA’
Exhibition opening:
Reception with musical accompaniment by Patrik and Roman
Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, Foyer, 2nd floor
With a welcome address by curator Tanja Wüthrich, Pontresina Cultura.
The artists will be present.
The exhibition ART–CRAFTS–PONTRESINA 2026, running from 7 to 23 August 2026, is open daily from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Closing event: Sunday, 23 August, 6.00 pm
No registration required
Wednesday, 12 August, all day: Tribute to the frescoes in the Church of St. Maria Pontresina
Rondo Pontresina Culture and Congress Centre, forecourt
Three large-scale chalk drawings from the fresco cycle of the Church of St. Maria, interpreted by Madonnari artists from Italy, Isabella Mirandola und Vanna Lodi Pasini.
Competition and chalk art activities for children and adults.
No registration required
Sunday, 16 August, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Sunday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Tuesday, 25 August, 4.00 pm Art tour for children
Children aged six and over experience modern art through exciting stories, are encouraged to be creative with activities centred around the artworks, and receive a children’s booklet about the exhibition to take home as a gift. Duration: 75 mins.
Registration required by Tuesday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Thursday, 27 August, 10.30 am Art tour with the curator
Guided tour of the open-air exhibition ‘espace public space’ Art Trails | Vias d'art Pontresina 2026. Benno Conrad, curator of the seven triennials to date, will comment on the works and their relationship to the space. You will learn about the background to the creation of the works in this location and about the artists. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Thursday 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Sunday, 30 August 6.30 am Early morning concert in the Church of Sta. Maria
A treat for the ears for all early risers. A cappella singing in one of the most magnificent church interiors in the Engadin. Duration 60 mins.
Information: cultura-pontresina/veranstaltungen/
No registration required
September 2026
Sunday, 6 September 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Sunday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Sunday, 20 September, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Sunday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
October 2026
Monday, 5 October, 4.00 pm Art tour
The artworks can be discovered on a guided tour of the village. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Sunday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Thursday, 15 October, 10.30 am Art tour with the curator
Guided tour of the open-air exhibition ‘espace public space’ Art Trails | Vias d'art Pontresina 2026. The curators of the seven triennials to date, Benno Conrad and Kalina Sutter of Pontresina Cultura, will comment on the works and their relationship to the space. You will learn about the background to the creation of the works in this location and about the artists. Duration: 60–80 mins.
Registration required by Thursday, 9.00 am: pontresina.ch/touren
Thursday, 22 October, 6.00 pm: Finissage
Closing ceremony for the exhibition. Some artists will be present.
Reception and review by the project team.
No registration required
Followed by dinner. Registration required by 19 October 2026: cultura@pontresina.ch
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