The List of Living Traditions in Switzerland is the result of close collaboration between the Federal Office of Culture, the cantonal cultural services, the Swiss UNESCO Commission and a large number of experts as well as bearers of the intangible cultural heritage.
The authors of the contributions and detailed descriptions are indicated in every description.
Contact addresses to each tradition can be found under Links / Contact and in the detailed descriptions.
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Cantonal project managers and experts for the 2017 update of the inventory
Aargau
Thomas Pauli-Gabi, Karin Janz
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Margrit Bürer, Birgit Langenegger
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Ottilia Dörig-Heim, Birgit Langenegger
Basel-Landschaft
Gerhard Matter, Esther Roth, Karin Janz, Isabelle Koellreuter, Franziska Schürch
Basel-Stadt
Katrin Grögel, Sonja Kuhn, Jeannette Voirol, Karin Janz, Isabelle Koellreuter, Franziska Schürch
Bern/Berne
Hans-Ulrich Glarner, Jérôme Benoit, Daniel Furter, Jeanne Lüthy, Karin Janz, Katrin Rieder
Fribourg/Freiburg
Philippe Trinchan, Isabelle Raboud-Schüle
Genève
Pierre-Alain Hug, Marcus Gentinetta
Glarus
Fritz Rigendinger, Birgit Langenegger
Graubünden/Grischun/Grigioni
Barbara Gabrielli, Armon Fontana, Silvia Conzett
Jura
Christine Salvadé
Luzern
Stefan Sägesser, Marius Risi
Neuchâtel
Zsuzsanna Béri, Nicole Froidevaux
Nidwalden
Stefan Zollinger, Marius Risi
Obwalden
Marius Risi, Christian Sidler
Schaffhausen
Roland E. Hofer, Birgit Langenegger
Solothurn
Eva Inversini, Karin Janz
Schwyz
Franz-Xaver Risi, Marius Risi
St. Gallen
Katrin Meier, Eduard Hartmann, Birgit Langenegger
Ticino
Raffaella Castagnola Rossini, Francesca Luisoni
Thurgau
Martha Monstein, Birgit Langenegger
Uri
Ralph Aschwanden, Marius Risi
Valais/Wallis
Jacques Cordonier, Thomas Antonietti
Vaud
Nicole Minder, Sophie Donche Gay, Ariane Devanthéry
Zürich
Madeleine Herzog, Birgit Langenegger
Zug
Aldo Caviezel, Marius Risi
Steering committee for the 2017 update of the inventory
Zsuzsanna Béri (Service des affaires culturelles NE), Margrit Bürer (Amt für Kultur, Kanton Ausserrhoden), Marc-Antoine Camp (Fachkoordination, Hochschule Luzern), Hans Ulrich Glarner (Amt für Kultur, Kanton Bern), Adrian Knüsel (Kurszentrum Ballenberg), Stefan Koslowski (Projektleitung, Bundesamt für Kultur), Annatina Kull (Fachkoordination, Hochschule Luzern), Walter Leimgruber (Universität Basel), Francesca Luisoni (Centro di dialettologia e etnografia, Cantone Ticino), Murielle Perritaz (Fondation suisse de la culture Pro Helvetia), Thomas Psota (Schweizerische UNESCO-Kommission), Josef Schuler (Amts für Kultur und Sport, Kanton Uri), Christian Sidler (Amt für Kultur und Sport, Kanton Obwalden), Martin Tschirren (Schweizerischer Städteverband), David Vitali (Gesamtkoordination, Bundesamt für Kultur)
Lead coordination
Bundesamt für Kultur
Operational coordination
Hochschule Luzern (Marc-Antoine Camp, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Annatina Kull)
Final editing
Federal Office of Culture, Section Culture and Society (David Vitali, Rico Valär, Andrea Spring, Stefan Koslowski, Piera Vogel, Julien Vuilleumier)
Design and web
ICT Applications of FOC Service (Federal Office of Culture)
Seitenbau GmbH
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation
Translations
Translation (Federal Office of Culture)
Section Culture and Society (Federal Office of Culture)
Language Services (Federal Department of Home Affairs)
Central Language Services, Terminology Section (Federal Chancellery)
State Chancellery of Grisons