Exhibition

WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE : CENTENARIANS OF SWITZERLAND

What is life like at 100 years old here in Switzerland? The exhibition Welcome to Your Future : Centenarians of Switzerland brings together two complementary perspectives. On the one hand, a personal approach: 28 portraits and life histories that make centenarians visible and gives a voice to their experiences—their joys, losses, relationships, and daily lives in the past and in the present. On the other hand, a scientific approach: presenting the results of the SWISS100 project, an interdisciplinary research initiative that sheds light on the realities of extreme old age beyond common stereotypes. Health, memory, social relationships, quality of life, and psychological strengths are presented in an accessible way to understand what it means to reach 100 years today in Switzerland. 

Between images of yesterday and today, personal testimonies and data, science and humanity interact. Welcome to the lives of centenarians !

The exhibition is a cooperation of the SWISS100 Team with the art director Anna-Rita Stoffel and the photographer Jos Schmid. It is funded by an AGORA Project of the Swiss National Science Foundation. 

Dates and events 

Basel: February 10 to March 5, 2026 – KHaus. For more information & program

Zurich: March 12 to April 12, 2026 – Wasserkirche

Geneva: April 16 to May 30, 2026 – UNIGE Exhibition Hall

Lausanne: June 9 to July 4, 2026 – Forum de l’Hôtel de ville 

Coming soon: Lugano and Bern 

Past events

Exhibition of a selection of portraits at Parc des Bastions in Geneva: October 16 to November 13, 2025

The centenarians

Every centenarian has a story to tell: click on their name or photo to learn more.

Elfriede Bachmann, 101
Marcelle Bucher, 102
César Cornaz, 101
Adriano Durizzo, 102
Yvette Helfer, 102
Walter Müller, 101
Jean-Jacques Sollberger, 101
Jitka Polivka, 101
Frida Vollenweider, 101
Hans Widmer, 101
France Blanc, 105
Maria Castiglioni, 105
Verena Daerendinger, 101
Georges Auguste Dubois, 102
Jeannette Loesch, 101
Emma Lina Susanna Schneider, 104
Suor Maria Agnese Squizzato, 101
Rosa Pozzoni, 103
Matilda Von Dardel, 101
Emma Bozzini, 104
Gaston Collet, 102
William de Rham, 102
Germaine Graf, 104
Leonilde Lurati, 101
Martha Scherrer, 102
Harry Trevisani, 101
Oscar Remonda, 103
Gerhart Wagner, 103

Exhibition team

Prof. Daniela S. Jopp, Associate Professor, Ph.D., UNIL

Anna-Rita Stoffel – Art Director

Jos Schmid – Photographer

Adar Hoffman, SNSF Junior Researcher, UNIL

Emma Desriac, Student Assistant, UNIL

Luisa Monteiro, Student Assistant, UNIL

Pauline Moret, Student Assistant, UNIL

Lou Rouault, Student Assistant, UNIL

Olga Canton Caro, Science communication, L’Éprouvette UNIL


Monica Torrigiani , Reader

Barbara Masotti, Reader

Gladys Delai Venturelli, Reader

Anne Moser, Reader

Maristella Rizzo, Reader

Natalie Esfeld, Reader

Iris Cappai, Reader

Iman Regueiro, Reader

Léon Rossier, Narrator

Jaqueline Lécureux, Volunteer

Partners

Dr. Barbara Masotti, SUPSI​

Prof. Dr. Armin von Gunten, CHUV​

Prof. Dr. François Herrmann, HUG​

Prof. Dr. Stefano Cavalli, SUPSI

Dr. Christina Röcke, UZH​

Dr. Charikleia Lampraki, UNIGE​