Why Switzerland’s most influential longevity voice returns to Gstaad each autumn

Festival vibes return to the slopes of Saanenmöser: on 27 and 28 March, the Slopesound Festival enters its third edition — this year with new locations and a line-up that spans genres and generations.

A GROWING FIXTURE IN THE VILLAGE CALENDAR

This winter, Siegfried Contemporary brings together works by Robert Coutelas, Meuser, Rosemarie Trockel and Machteld Rullens in an exhibition that focuses on one central question: what happens when artists rethink the materials we consider ordinary, functional – even industrial?

In her striking exhibition Night Wild at the Hotel Bernerhof, photographer Zana Briski reveals how she works without a camera, collaborating instead with bears and skunks. The result is a series of large-format, life-sized photograms of wild animals, created in their natural habitat.

Last week, during the ART GSTAAD weekend, Alexandre de Betak transformed a Saanen barn into a luminous space.

THENCE BY DIRECT ROYAL DESCENT TO THE PRESENT DAY

Flaviano Salzani at Galerie Paltenghi in Château-d’Oex.

Next weekend, a small but significant selection of Danish Golden Age paintings will be shown at Phillips’ booth at the Gstaad Art Fair. For me, as a Dane, it is more unusual to experience seeing a large part of my own cultural heritage surface far from home, all at once.

Do not miss the Mario Testino expo at Patricia Low Contemporary - only until tomorrow, 14th February!

At Patricia Low Contemporary, Mario Testino presented a Swiss selection, curated by Simon de Pury, from his ongoing project "A Beautiful World" – a series shaped by his desire for creative freedom after decades in fashion photography.

When the Saanenland resonates with violins

MAZE / ART GSTAAD 2026 A curated constellation of art, design and exceptional objects

This winter, Hindergässli presents “Selected Maquettes”, a showcase of works by the renowned British sculptor Henry Moore. His maquettes, often serving as studies for his monumental sculptures, reveal his masterful exploration of form, material, and space.

In the packed church of Saanen, audiences of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival were treated to a phenomenal concert just three days before the end of the year. World star Plácido Domingo appeared alongside coloratura soprano Christina Poulitsi and pianist James Vaughan.

With works by Ludwig van Beethoven, the traditional year-end concerts in the Church of Saanen offered moments of strength and contemplation.

Dream logic at Gagosian

TWO DECADES OF VISION - THE MAKING OF GSTAAD'S MOST INTIMATE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Les Amis des Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad have long cultivated a more intimate side of classical music – one that privileges proximity, conversation, and shared experience over grand gestures.

“In an age of fragmented truths, smoothed images and a changing world, what is left to dream about?” GstaadLife made a stop in Nyon En route to Saanenland