On Swiss National Day the Parliamentary Services will once again be opening the doors of the Parliament Building. Between 9 am and 4 pm on 1 August, members of the public will be able to visit the chambers of the Council of States and National Council, the domed hall and the modern meeting rooms on the 3rd floor, which are normally closed to the general public.
Between 10 am and 11 am Ruedi Lustenberger, President of the National Council and Hannes Germann, President of the Council of States will be present to answer questions. Géraldine Eicher, Radio SRF’s political editor (and presenter of ‘Samstagsrundschau’), will moderate the discussion. Visitors can learn about the historical and modern aspects of the building at a range of information points.
The public will also be entertained by several bands playing in and around the Parliament Building: “Büchel Duo Wigger” from Entlebuch playing alphorn, “Duo Nostranello” from Ticino on mandolin and guitar, “Duo Jura Folk” from the Jura on accordion and saxophone and the “Chor d’affons” from Graubünden.
Some “Berner Berühmtheiten” - famous personalities from Bern - (played by actors from the StattLand theatre group) will be visiting the Federal Palace around noon.
The “Zeitungszimmer” café will be open.
Bern, 10.7.2014