Vernissage «Panahanan sa Graubünden»

On the occasion of its more than 30th anniversary, the Philippine Center Balikatan is realizing an exhibition in the Rhaetian Museum. For the opening, those responsible invite the public to the vernissage. The guest is His Excellency Bernard Faustino La Madrid Dy, Philippine Ambassador of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Musical accompaniment: Conrad Jaminola Benedicto

The number of seats is limited. Please register at: info@rm.gr.ch



Panahanan sa Graubünden

The happiness of a Filipino community

Around 2000 people originally from the Philippines live in Graubünden. They have found a new home here and are now "panahanan sa Graubünden" – at home in Graubünden. Balikatan is a Filipino word and means "to give one's shoulder to the other in order to share the other's burdens". The Balikatan association was founded more than 30 years ago by Filipino women to support people with a migrant background in Graubünden. Balikatan gives migrants a voice, encourages them to cultivate and pass on their own culture and supports them in integrating here and leading a self-determined life.

Balikatan presents facets of Philippine culture in the Rhaetian Museum, sensitively reports how it feels to leave home to find a new home in a distant culture and what challenges have to be mastered. The exhibition tells the stories of the Filipinas and gives them a face, invites visitors to deal with their own culture and origins and shows the richness that can arise when two cultures approach each other openly and shape their common coexistence.