IKT Congress 2024

Switzerland (Zurich, Bern)

11 - 14 April 2024

Itinerary

Thursday, April 11 - Zurich

  • Arrivals and Check-ins:

    • Participants arrive and check in at their respective hotels.

  • Afternoon and Evening Programme - Kunsthaus Zurich

    Address: Heimplatz, 8001 Zurich (Foyer David Chipperfield extension) Accessible via public transport: tram 3, 5, 9; bus 31, stop: Kunsthaus

    • 16:00-18:00: Registration at Kunsthaus

    • 18:00: Introduction by the IKT President Alfredo Cramerotti. Welcome by Kunsthaus director Ann Demeester and curator Sandra Gianfreda and visits to the exhibitions: Apropos Hodler / Barbara Visser

    • 19:00: Flying Apero - Dinner reception

  • Where to go after: Opening evening at Cabaret Voltaire, with DJ set by Mother Dubber (21:00 - 00:00)

Recommended activities nearby the Kunsthaus: Visit of Rämistrasse Galleries

Friday, April 12 - Zurich

  • 09:20-12:00: Visit to artists’ studios Gleis70 (Hermetschloostrasse):

    Bruno Alder / Sabian Baumann / Janeth Berrettini / Barbara Bietenholz / Alexandra Carambellas / Max Frei / Tobias Gutmann / Marianne Halter / Nicole Henning / Åse Johnsen / Bettina Maurer / Carol May / Caro Niederer / Ursula Palla / Peter Radelfinger / Corina Rauer / Relax: Daniel Hauser & Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza / Dorothea Rust  / Naomi Salmon / Jill Scott / Hanga Séra  / Sebastian Sieber / Sandro Steudler / Marion Strunk / Tatsuto Suzuki / Alicia Velázquez

    Address: Hermetschloostrasse 70, 8048 Zurich. Accessible via public transport: bus 31, stop: Hermetschloo OR Tram 2, stop: Micafil

  • 12:00: Lunch canteen Gleis 70/ Tam Nan Siam Thai Restaurant,

    Address: Badenerstrasse 811, 8048 Zurich

  • 13:30-18:30: Visits with welcomes/short tours by curators:

    • 13:30: Cabaret Voltaire

      Address: Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 Zurich. Accessible via public transport: bus 31 Hermetschloo direction Zurich Kienastenwies, stop: Neumarkt ~36 minutes ride

    • 14:15: Helmhaus.

      Address: Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zurich. Accessible via 3 min walk from Cabaret Voltaire

    • 15:00: Haus Konstruktiv.

      Address: Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zurich. Accessible via public transport: tram 2  from Paradeplatz direction Schlieren, Geissweid, stop: Sihlstrasse ~10 minutes ride OR tram 9 from Paradeplatz direction Zurich, Heuried, stop: Sihlstrasse ~10 minutes ride OR tram 8 from Paradeplatz direction Zurich, Hardturm, stop: Bahnhof Selnau ~10 minutes ride

    • 16:30-19:00: Löwenbräu art hub

      Address: Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zurich. Accessible via public transport: tram 8 from Bahnhof Selnau direction Zurich Hardturm, stop: Escher Wyss Platz ~20 minutes ride OR tram 7 from Rennweg direction Zurich Bahnhof Stettbach, stop: Central, then tram 4 direction Zürich Bahnhof Altstetten, stop Löwenbräu ~20 minutes ride

      • 16:30: Kunsthalle Zürich

      • 17:45: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst

    • 18:30: Drinks reception hosted by Migrosmuseum für Gegenwartskunst.

  • Dinner and evening organised by members individually

Saturday, April 13 - Bern - University of the Arts (HKB)

  • 08:32: Train to Bern. (Platform 31 at Zurich Main Train station. Look out for carriages reserved for IKT! )

  • 10:00: Welcome coffee at University of the Arts Bern (HKB)

    Address: Fellerstrasse 11, 3027 Bern. Accessible via public transport: train from main station to Bümpliz Nord, 4 times per hour ~5 mins ride

  • 10:30: Welcome from IKT president, Alfredo Cramerotti and Members Forum

  • 12:30: Lunch at HKB.

  • 14:00: Symposium: Power, Pay, Performance, at HKB.

  • 18:00-19:00: Performances by students of HKB.

  • 19:00: Drinks reception followed by dinner at Fellerstrasse 11.

Sunday, April 14 - Bern

  • 10:00: Kunstmuseum Bern.

    Address: Hodlerstrasse 8–12, 3011 Bern. Accessible via public transport: Stop: Bollwerk, bus 20 direction Wankdorf, bus 21 direction Bremgarten, bus 11 direction Neufeld

  • 11:30: Zentrum Paul Klee.

    Address: Monument im Fruchtland 3, 3006 Bern. Accessible via public transport: bus 12 from Bärenplatz direction Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, stop: Zentrum Paul Klee ~20 minutes ride

  • 12:30:: Lunch at Restaurant Schöngrün.

    Address: Monument im Fruchtland 1, 3006 Bern

  • 14:00: KT General Assembly at Zentrum Paul Klee.

  • 16:30: Visit to Kunsthalle Bern.

    Address: Helvetiaplatz 1, 3005 Bern. Accessible via public transport: bus 12 from Zentrum Paul Klee direction Hölligen, Stop: Zytglogge, then 5 minutes walk over the bridge ~20 minutes ride OR Bus 7 from Ostring direction Bümpliz, Stop: Helvetiaplatz ~15 minutes ride

  • 18:38: train to Basel (for delegates attending Post-Congress in Basel).

  • 20:00: Check-in hotels in Basel (for delegates attending Post-Congress in Basel).

    Dinner and evening organised by members individually

IKT Post-Congress 2024

Switzerland (Basel)

15 April 2024

Monday, April 15 - Basel

  • 9:00: Visit to Schaulagerwith welcomes/short tours by curators.

    Address: Ruchfeldstrasse 19, 4142 Münchenstein/Basel. Accessible via public transport: tram 11 from Basel Bahnhof SBB direction Aesch Dorf, stop: Münchenstein Schaulager ~10 minutes ride

  • 11:00: Visit to Haus der elektronischen Künste (HeK) with welcomes/short tours by curators.

    Accessible via public transport: tram 11 from Münchenstein Schaulager direction Basel, St.Louis Grenze, stop: Freilager ~4 minutes ride

    OR Accessible via 10 min walk from Schaulager

  • 12:30: Lunch at ELA BISTRO

    Address: Freilager-Platz 9, 4142 Münchenstein/Basel

  • 14:00: Visit to Kunsthalle Basel with welcomes/short tours by curators.

    Address: Steinenberg 7, 4051 Basel. Accessible via public transport: tram 11 from Freilager direction Basel, St.Louis Grenze, stop: Bankverein ~20 minutes ride

  • 16:00: Visit to Fondation Beyeler with welcomes/short tours by curators.

    Address: Baselstrasse 101, 4125 Riehen/Basel. Accessible via public transport: tram 6 from Theater direction Riehen Grenze, stop: Riehen, Fondation Beyeler,  ~30 minutes ride

  • 18:00: Visit to Von Bartha Gallery

    Address: Kannenfeldplatz 6, 4056 Basel. Accessible via public transport: tram 6 from Riehen, Fondation Beyeler direction Basel, Wiesenplatz, stop: Dreirosenbrücke, then Tram 1 direction Basel Bahnhof SBB, stop: Kannenfeldplatz ~40 minutes ride

Where to eat in Basel on a Sunday evening:

  • Lily’s Maxim – Asian/Thai kitchen (Rebgasse 1, 4058 Basel ). Kitchen closes at 21h30

  • Zum Braunen Mutz – typical swiss kitchen (Barfüsserplatz 10, 4051 Basel). Kitchen closes at 22h30

  • Hans im Glück BASEL STEINENVORSTADT – grill/burger w. vegetarian & vegan options (Steinenvorstadt 1a, 4051 Basel). Kitchen closes at 23h30

For delegates participating in the opening days of the Venice Biennale: on Tuesday, April 16, travel options between Basel and Venice include a seven-hour train journey from Basel to Venice or direct flights departing from Basel-Mulhouse Airport.