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Zermatt always offers a great deal, also a lot of news. Regular guests and locals also always find something new and surprising.
Gornergrat Railway winter news
25/10/2023
The Gornergrat Railway is celebrating its 125-year anniversary this year with a host of activities and highlights. With the golden locomotive as a photo point at 3,100 metres above sea level, the luxurious NostalChic Class, and a special exhibition to mark the anniversary, the Gornergrat Railway is reviving past times and offering unique experiences all over again.
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Experience the Zermatt chalet vibe in major Swiss cities
10/11/2022
Zermatt Tourism is bringing that authentic Zermatt vibe to various Swiss cities over the next few weeks. Working with several partners, Zermatt Tourism is touring different railway stations with a chalet and an oversized snow globe featuring the Matterhorn.
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"Lucy Walker" chocolate in the Swiss Alpine Museum in Bern
18/01/2022
The Zermatt – Matterhorn destination celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by the British woman Lucy Walker in summer 2021. A "Lucy Walker" chocolate created for the occasion is now on display in the Alpine Museum in Bern.
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Ring in the winter with Winter Celebrations Zermatt
23/09/2021
Celebrating winter, celebrating Zermatt. A new series of events under the banner "Winter Celebrations Zermatt" is set to herald the winter season. Visitors and local residents can enjoy a wide-ranging programme at various locations in the four weeks from 17 December 2021 to 17 January 2022. Experience ice and light art in the village and get in the mood for winter.
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Graffiti artwork inaugurated in the heart of Zermatt
25/08/2021
Directly opposite the train station, a 200m2 work of art now welcomes visitors to Zermatt. The newly inaugurated graffiti by artist Jasm One is part of the project Art Valais Wallis it’s water path.
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Red Bull The Edge – Matterhorn VR at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne
23/06/2021
Year after year, thousands of mountaineers fulfil their dream of climbing the Matterhorn. Since 23 June, this summit experience has also been available at the Museum of Transport in Lucerne. Together with Red Bull athlete Jérémie Heitz and Zermatt mountain guide Sam Anthamatten, visitors can virtually climb to the summit of the Matterhorn using VR glasses and a climbing wall.
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Matterhorn Museum opens "NEW PERSPECTIVES" exhibition project
26/05/2021
From 28 May 2021 the Matterhorn Museum is presenting the exhibition "NEW PERSPECTIVES. Women in Zermatt – Yesterday and Today", which considers the role of women in Zermatt's history and in the present day, engaging with the current issues of gender equality and equal rights. The project also includes art installations in public space.
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«Zooom the Matterhorn» on the Gornergrat
21/04/2021
Float with a virtual hang-glider over the high alpine landscape, experience the powers of nature and the four seasons on the Matterhorn, or even look through a digital telescope and bring the real Matterhorn right into focus. The new «Zooom the Matterhorn» experience world on the Gornergrat, which will open on 1 June 2021, offers all this and more. Guests who visit the Zooom exhibition this year will have their admission to it included in their Gornergrat train tickets.
150 years since the first Matterhorn ascent by a woman – Zermatt celebrates the anniversary
08/03/2021
2021 marks 150 years since the first Matterhorn ascent by a woman – Lucy Walker. The Zermatt – Matterhorn destination is therefore focusing on topics connected with this incredible achievement: alpinism and the role of women. A special exhibition in and around the museum and a range of new packages and attractions will showcase the anniversary.
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Air Zermatt renovates heliport
11/09/2020
A new visitor centre with comfortable seating plus entertainment and information facilities form the heart of the renovated Air Zermatt heliport.
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“Zooom the Matterhorn” – multi-million franc project on the Gornergrat
07/08/2020
A new multimedia experience all about the Matterhorn and the incredible views of the 29 surrounding four-thousanders is coming to the Gornergrat. In summer 2021, the first visitors will be able to enjoy a multi-dimensional immersion and get up close to this beautiful natural world. The exhibition will be in the station of the former “Hohtälli” cable car.
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Light on the Matterhorn goes out - positive effect remains
27/04/2020
During five weeks, Zermatt projected various images onto the Matterhorn in the evening. An initiative that was successful worldwide.
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New Illumination of the Matterhorn shows solidarity with Italy
28/03/2020
The theme of the projections on the Matterhorn on Saturday, 28 March 2020 is Italy - the country in Europe most affected by the coronavirus pandemic and located directly behind the Swiss landmark.
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Illumination of the Matterhorn as a sign of hope
24/03/2020
On behalf of Zermatt, the light artist Gerry Hofstetter will illuminate the Matterhorn daily from Tuesday, 24 March 2020 - as a sign of hope and solidarity.
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Heinz Julen opens shop on Bahnhofstrasse
07/10/2019
At the end of November 2019, ‘Zermatt Selection’ will open its doors. The shop at Bahnhofstrasse 7b will be run by Zermatt artist Heinz Julen and will also include an exhibition that can be accessed even when the shop is closed. Works of art will be displayed behind glass and can also be seen at the ‘Kunsträume Zermatt’ art gallery, helping the artists to display their work in prominent locations. The main exhibition is still open in the Vernissage. In the Bahnhofstrasse exhibition, products will include chairs and tables from Heinz Julen Design, accessories from Restaurant Chez Vrony and exhibition pieces from other artists. The shop will be open all day, 365 days a year, and will sell pictures, lamps and clothing items designed by Heinz Julen. His aim is to provide high-quality products with a link to Zermatt – beautiful souvenirs with a genuine Zermatt history. The building will also be a cultural meeting point. The shop will replace the current Heinz Julen shop on Hofmattstrasse.
Randa: ‘Lorihiischi’ opens
14/08/2019
After years of work, the restoration of the ‘Lorihiischi’ (Lori House) in Randa is complete. A celebratory opening took place on Saturday 10 August 2019. It will now be a living museum and is also available for events.
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Exhibition about fourteen courageous female mountain climbers on the Matterhorn
14/06/2019
In 1871, six years after the tragic first ascent, 34-year old Lucy Walker was the first woman to reach the summit of the Matterhorn. The pop-up exhibition in the Shelter on the Gornergrat tells her story and that of adventurous alpinists from around the world who have climbed the mountain of mountains since then.
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IGLUNA: Life on the moon possible?
31/05/2019
From the 17th of June until the 3rd of July, all the IGLUNA project teams will gather in Zermatt to demonstrate the results of their one-year commitment to the design of a potential and sustainable Moon habitat. The twenty student projects will be split up into two locations: in the Glacier Palace of the Matterhorn glacier paradise and at the Vernissage Art Gallery of the Backstage Hotel.
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InfoCube
01/05/2019
The InfoCube on Trockener Steg, which has been documenting the Matterhorn glacier ride construction work, has now been updated. From the end of summer 2019, it will display information on the forthcoming Alpine Crossing project. Alpine Crossing will make it possible to cross the Alps by cable car (from Cervinia via Klein Matterhorn to Zermatt). Until summer 2021, LEITNER ropeways will be constructing a 3S cable car from Klein Matterhorn to Testa Grigia. More details on the project can be found in the "Coming Soon" section.
"Earth Plastic View" Matterhorn art project
01/05/2019
The artist Branko Šmon is on a mission to raise awareness of the worldwide production of plastics and its effects on the environment. He is portraying the global plastic stock of seven billion tonnes in comparison to the volume of the Matterhorn. If the worldwide plastic stock existed in granulate form, it would have a volume of 14 km3. Using frames set up by the artist at various vantage points in Zermatt, he will show how much of the Matterhorn could be filled with granulate, visualising the spatial dimensions of the plastic stock for the observer. The project will be launched with an event on 19 July 2019. Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccard, who circumnavigated the world in a solar plane from 2015 to 2016, has taken over the sponsorship of "Earth Plastic View".
"Earth Plastic View" Matterhorn art project
01/05/2019
The artist Branko Šmon is on a mission to raise awareness of the worldwide production of plastics and its effects on the environment. He is portraying the global plastic stock of seven billion tonnes in comparison to the volume of the Matterhorn. If the worldwide plastic stock existed in granulate form, it would have a volume of 14 km3. Using frames set up by the artist at various vantage points in Zermatt, he will show how much of the Matterhorn could be filled with granulate, visualising the spatial dimensions of the plastic stock for the observer. The project will be launched with an event on 19 July 2019. Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccard, who circumnavigated the world in a solar plane from 2015 to 2016, has taken over the sponsorship of "Earth Plastic View".
Student teams build moon habitat in Zermatt
04/04/2019
Would it be possible to live on the moon? Twenty teams of European students have been considering this question as part of the Igluna Project. Igluna’s field research will take place from 17 June – 3 July 2019 in the Glacier Palace on the Klein Matterhorn.
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The theme for the new igloo village is "Out in the Wild"
05/11/2018
In November 2018, a new Igloo Village will be created in Zermatt at Rotenboden with a restaurant, outdoor bar, overnight accommodations, Whirlpool and the best view of the Matterhorn. This year, it will be adventurous: ice artists will create a snow palace featuring wild animals out of snow and ice.
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The summit of the Matterhorn is in Germany
23/08/2018
For the last five months, the Matterhorn has hung, upside down, in the Gasometer Oberhausen, and has already been seen by more than 250,000 visitors as part of the exhibition, "The Call of the Mountains" (Der Berg ruft).
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An Exhibition on the Greatest Mountain of Books
06/07/2018
From 11 July to 28 October 2018 on the Gornergrat the Swiss Alpine Museum is presenting "Matterhorn Stories: An Exhibition on the Greatest Mountain of Books".
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New Igloo Village Theme is Mythology
10/11/2017
In November 2017, a new Igloo Village will be created in Zermatt at Rotenboden with a restaurant, outdoor bar, overnight accommodations, Whirlpool and the best view of the Matterhorn. This year, it will be mystical: ice artists create a snow palace with fortresses, castles and god-like formations.
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The Matterhorn as an Enticement
11/07/2017
The Alpine Museum of Switzerland has a display of the most surprising and original Matterhorn products in the world at Gornergrat. Until 15th October 2017.
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