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Monte San Giorgio

Monte San Giorgio 2003-2023

14.05. – 12.11.2023

Monte San Giorgio 2003-2023
20th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Programme

 

  • A PALEONTOLOGIST'S SUNDAY
    Free excursions to Acqua del Ghiffo and the Carpanee teaching hall with free youth activities. Meeting point at the Fossil Museum.
    When: 04.06.2023 | 11.06.2023 | 18.06.2023 | 25.06.2023 from 13:00 to 17:00
     
  • THE MONTE SAN GIORGIO VISITED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, Popular conference
    A journey through time to discover the treasures of the UNESCO site. We begin with a journey to the seabed of today to understand what is happening in the seas of today. Then we continue with a journey through time, visiting the bottom of the Triassic sea in the Monte San Giorgio area, to understand why this sea has preserved such special treasures.
    When: 11.06.2023 at 16:30 
     
  • MERIDE, VILLAGE OF STONE AND ARTISTS, Popular lecture
    Conference on the Mysteries of the Sacred.
    When: 25.08.2023 at 20:00
     
  • OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS
    Official ceremony open to the public in the presence of the authorities to mark the 20th anniversary of the Monte San Giorgio UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dinner with music offered to the population.
    Inauguration of the route "On the trail of the fossils", realised in collaboration with SUPSI. 
    When: 26.08.2023 from 16:00 to 22:00
     
  • EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS
    Open doors at the Meride Museum on the occasion of the European Heritage Day entitled "Repair and reuse". Free guided tours at regular intervals and educational activities for children will be organised. Reservations can be made on the day at the museum reception.
    When: 09.09.2023 | 10.09.2023 
     
  • INAUGURATION OF MERIDE BEACH
    Presentation and inauguration of an innovative and exciting new experience in Virtual Reality, the only one of its kind.
    When: 23.09.2023 from 16:30 to 18:00
     
  • INAUGURATION OF THE BOOK, STORIA DELLA MINIERA TRE FONTANE
    Presentation of the book published by the Fondazione del Monte San Giorgio. Followed by an excursion to Tre Fontane and Acqua del Ghiffo.
    When: 14.10.2023 afternoon
     
  • OPEN DOORS AT THE FOSSIL MUSEUM
    Open doors at the Meride Museum. Free guided tours will be organised at regular intervals during the day.
    When: 09.09.2023 | 10.09.2023 from 09:00 to 17:00 
     
Provider
Fossil Museum of the Monte San Giorgio
Via Bernardo Peyer
6866 Meride
  https://www.museodeifossili.ch
  info@montesangiorgio.org
  +41 91 640 00 8
Event location
  • Schedule
    Journey
    to Meride, paese

  • More details

    All information on the events can be found here.

    Barrier-free visit

    • Wheelchair-accessible museum, elevator, toilets (ground floor), and parking spaces.
    • Simplified language
    • Care must be taken with the paved courtyard for wheelchair-users.

    More information you will find here.

     

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