Author: Martin Mühlheim
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20.08.2025: Zoom-Talk by Chris Wogan: Trees in Joyce
The Friends of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation support us in many different ways. It is, for example, thanks to the Friends that the Foundation can invite two to four scholars per year to do research here at the Foundation (see Scholarships page). One of those who received a scholarship for 2025 is Chris Wogan, who is
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12.09.2025: Aufruhr um Joyces Grab
Ein Krimi-Abend mit Gabriela Kasperski In Gabriela Kaperskis neustem Zürcher Krimi Roulette der Gebeine dreht sich alles um Joyces Grab. Paul Blom, Anwalt für Wirtschafts- und Erbrecht und Friedhofsgärtner in Ausbildung, wird von einem jungen Mann aus Dublin aufgesucht: Stephan Dedalus ist getrieben von der Idee, dass die sterblichen Überreste von James Joyce nach Irland
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05.11.2025: Frau Minne und James Joyce
Ein Brückenschlag zwischen jüdischem Mittelalter und literarischer Moderne Schauplatz Brunngasse: Eine wohlhabende jüdische Familie gibt im 14. Jahrhundert prächtige Wandmalereien in Auftrag. Doch am 23. Februar 1349 kommt es in Zürich zu einem Pogrom, bei dem die Männer der jüdischen Gemeinde umgebracht, die Frauen und Kinder vertrieben werden. Leopold Bloom: Die Hauptfigur des 1922 veröffentlichten
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New Joyce Signpost on Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse
Have you ever had trouble finding the Zurich James Joyce Foundation? If so, you’ll be pleased to learn that there’s a new signpost in town! Just walk down Bahnhofrstrasse from Zurich Main Station and keep a lookout on your left. You’ll find the new signpost on your left, at the corner of Bahnhofstrasse and Augustinergasse.
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30./31.07.2025: Team Nora vs. Team Molly: A Card Game
The final stage of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is fast approaching. With the support of Her Game Culture, we have created a soccer-inspired James Joyce card game that focuses on some of the real-life women who had a massive influence on Joyce (“Team Nora”) as well as on a selection of female characters from across
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Joyce Symposium (Krakow, June 15–19, 2026)
The IJJF have announced that the Joyce Symposium for 2026 will be held in Poland, in the beautiful city of Krakow, hosted by the Jagiellonian University (June 15–19, 2026). Call for papers will be posted in September, 2025.
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Visual Highlights from Our Visitors’ Books Online
The Zurich James Joyce Foundation holds a collection of visitors’ books that date back all the way to 1985, the year when the Foundation was established. A gallery with some visual highlights from these guestbooks is now available on our website.
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Max Geilinger Prize to Be Awarded to Ruth Frehner and Ursula Zeller
The James Joyce Foundation is delighted that its long-time curators and former managing directors, Ruth Frehner and Ursula Zeller, have been chosen as the recipients of the Max Geilinger Prize 2025. Ruth Frehner and Ursula Zeller have been selected for “decades of great work at the James Joyce Foundation”, as Dr. Peter Mousson, the President
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Zurich James Joyce Foundation’s Annual Report 2024 Online
The Zurich James Joyce Foundation’s annual report for the calendar year 2024 is now available online (in German, PDF). We would like to thank the members of the Board as well as the Friends for their contributions to this look back at a rather special year. Just contact us at info@joycefoundation.ch or via the Contact
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12.06.2025: Schreiblustig mit Joyce – Zürcher Jugendliche lesen eigene Texte
Zwei jugendliche Schreibteams waren in der Stadt Zürich auf den Spuren von James Joyce unterwegs. Ihre dabei entstandenen Texte lesen sie dort vor, wo Joyce selber Mitglied war und an seinen Romanen schrieb: In der Museumsgesellschaft! Ausgehend von Passagen aus «Ulysses» haben zwei Schreibteams der Kantonsschule Enge und des Gymnasiums Unterstrass Bestvertrautes einzufangen versucht, um