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Schweizerhalle. Photo: Michelle Lauterbach

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Visit to Salt Works in Schweizerhalle

The visit to the Saline AG on 21st January began with an engaging video tracing the history of salt—from its origins over 13.8 billion years ago to modern-day production in Pratteln.

Beatrix Potter, Harvest Scene, Esthwaite Water, 1896–1902, photo courtesy of the V&A Museum

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Beatrix Potter and a Guest from Australia

Guest speaker Anthony Macleod from Australia provided a new perspective on Beatrix Potter, an amazing woman.

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The Netherlands, Indonesia and Switzerland

This talk on 11th December 2025 was titled 'The Netherlands'. But the event proved triply rich, as it also included the relationships of this country with Indonesia and Switzerland.

Library hall of the Stiftsbibliothek St._Gallen. Photo: Michelle Lauterbach

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The Abbey Library of St Gall

The visit on this trip was the Abbey of St Gall, one of Switzerland's most famous cultural treasures. With a history going back over 1,400 years, the Abbey includes the Cathedral of St Gall, the Abbey Library and the Abbey Archive.

Caspar David Friedrich: Friedhof im Schnee (1826)

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Planning your Funeral

This talk provided important food for thought on how to plan for the inevitable. Ultimately, of course, funerals are for the living.

Inaugural ceremony of the University at the Münster on 4th April 1460 (Picture: anonyme Historic drawing)

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Basel’s Greatest Glory

This talk was dedicated to the Library of Basel University. Dr Mikkel Mangold from the Special Collections department gave the talk, referring to its splendid medieval manuscripts.

Kleinbasel side of Mittlere Brücke (Photo: Jakob Mettler)

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On the Other Side

On 10th October, a group of Centrepoint members had the chance to discover Kleinbasel under the expert guidance of Jakob Mettler.

Basel Spalentorweg 22, Wohnhaus Nietzsche. Photo: M. Koning

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Walking – A Philosophical Adventure

On 20th September, an adventurous group gathered in the west wing of the central Basel station, not to take a train ride but to practice one of Nietzsche’s passionate convictions: "Thought has to be generated by walking and not by sitting on the bottom".

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