For as long as they have existed, human beings have been on the move – leaving, settling and moving on. The exhibition covers a long period in our history, beginning with
the first human beings in Africa, then charting their gradual spread across the globe two million years ago and culminating in a look at Switzerland today.
Traces and stories left behind by immigrants and emigrants show how their plans succeeded or failed: from Switzerland’s first settlers to those searching for a better life overseas; from persecuted religious groups to refugees who were taken in; and from labour migration to the multicultural Swiss national football team. Migration is a constant in human history, and the reasons for our comings and goings are varied.
