Discover open cultural datasets from institutions across Switzerland, all in one place. While the datasets are hosted on various platforms, including opendata.swiss, GBIF, Wikimedia Commons, and Zenodo, this catalogue brings them together in a single, easy-to-browse collection.
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Manuscripts
Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettFm 2: Graduale oesa, Proprium de tempore, pars aestivalis. 1330-1335 (Public Domain)
Letters
Brief an [Johann Bernoulli] / von [Anton Friedrich] Büsching - [Berlin] , 15. Dez. 1784. Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, UBH L Ia 682:Bl.176
Photographs
Lucerne v.O. from 400 m, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv, Fotograf: Mittelholzer, Walter (1894-1937). 1931. Public domain.
Photographs
Sean Connery as James Bond 007 and Tania Mallet as Tilly Masterson in "Goldfinger" while filming at Furka Pass and Andermatt in the Swiss Alps. 1964. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Comet Photo AG (Zürich) / CC BY-SA 4.0
Photographs
Féra du Léman - collection d'animaux disparus, Musée de zoologie de Lausanne. CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Photographs
Polypodium interjectum Shivas, Nyffeler R, Guggisberg A (2026). United Herbaria of the University and ETH Zurich. Occurrence dataset (Public Domain)
Metadata
Visualization of instruments used. Based on Metadata of all concerts of the Montreux Jazz Festival (Public Domain)
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