Welcome to your future : CENTENARIANS OF SWITZERLAND
Exhibition at the khaus
Infos
Date : February 10 to March 5, 2026
Address : Kasernenhof 8 (Kasernenkopfgebäude), CH-4058 Basel
Opening time : 10am – 7 pm (Fastnachtpause : 23.-25.02)
Program
Vernissage, 13 February 2026
18:30 Welcome remarks:
Patricia von Falkenstein, President Pro Senectute beider Basel, National Councillor
Stephan Gassmann, Coordinator for Ageing Policy, Department of Health Basel-Stadt
18:45 Short presentations:
Prof. Dr. Daniela Jopp, Head of SWISS100 Study, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne. Centenarians in Switzerland: SWISS100 Study and Exhibition
Dr. med. Thomas Steffen, MPH, Specialist in Prevention and Public Health, former Cantonal Physician Basel-Stadt. One Hundred Years of Life: Insights, Limits, and Dreams
Hansjörg Lüthi, MPH, Managing Director Haslibrunn AG, Competence Centre for the Aged, Langenthal. Old age needs no special treatment – let us live true inclusion
19:30 Exchange and discussion between experts and the audience
Aperitif
Photos of the evening
Finissage, 5 march 2026
18:30 Activities and Engagement in Advanced Age: Individual and Societal Perspectives
Short presentations:
Prof. Dr. Daniela Jopp & Adar Hoffman, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne – Activities and engagement: a miracle cure up to very old age
Prof. Dr. Mario Störkle, Institute for Sociocultural Development, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Social Work: Volunteering in (very) old age
Anne Uphoff (Pro Senectute of both Basel, University of Fribourg) – Caring Communities
Exchange and discussion between experts and the audience
Closing
