Reading Mountains Festival
Celebrating Alpine cultural heritage in the scope of International Mountain Day - 11 December
The Reading Mountains Festival is a way to connect people who love books and mountains, even if they are physically apart. Book lovers and authors, mountaineers and artists throughout the Alps (and beyond) have a chance to discuss similar issues and evaluate the meaning, impact, and purpose of Alpine literature. Some of these discussions are captured in the film “People, Books and Mountains - The Quest for Alpine literature” that was produced as a follow up to the first editions of the Reading Mountains Festival.
"Reading Mountains" was first launched to celebrate International Mountain Day in 2015. The idea is to initiate events dedicated to mountains and literature in various places around the Alps on International Mountain Day, declared by the United Nations and celebrated on 11 December every year. The Reading Mountains Festival encourages the celebration of cultural differences and similarities in the Alps and, at the same time, connects mountains and culture.
Partners organising various events in the scope of the festival are provided with posters, bookmarks, and stickers that they can use for the promotion of their event(s).
To give you an impression of the potential diversity of the events, we have compiled a (non-exhaustive) list of literature. Do you have any suggestions for additional books? Need further information on the events or have suggestions for the initiative? Then do not hesitate to get in touch!
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Reading Mountains Festival 2024
The Alpine Convention warmly invites you to join the 10th Reading Mountains Festival. In anticipation of this anniversary edition, we have given the Festival a new visual identity, an eye-catching combination of the original design and the Alpine Convention’s corporate identity. The new logo and colours represent the playful, creative spirit that is at the heart of the Festival.
Embrace the opportunity to participate or host an event, ranging from film screenings and lectures to poetry readings and guided hikes. Discover the magic of books and the boundless stories they hold, which take us into new worlds and inspire us to explore different ideas. Let us illuminate together the creative, imaginative and inspiring nature of Alpine literature and culture.
We kindly ask you to officially register your event by 30 November 2024. The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention is available to support the promotion of your event on social media as well as with posters and bookmarks you can order via the registration form.
Join the festival again, or for the first time, and help honoring a decade of literary entertainment amidst the majestic Alpine landscape. For more information please do not hesitate to contact us!
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