Participate
The Fondation Rilke invites Fondation Rilke to participate in cultural, educational, and artistic activities. Discover how you can get involved, support us, and collaborate with us.
The Rilke Festival and other events
The Fondation Rilke organizes literary events, lectures, concerts and conferences. In 2026, it offers a rich program, including a special edition of the Rilke Festival to commemorate the centenary of the poet's death.
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School activities
Cooperations
The Foundation works with cultural institutions, universities and schools to develop projects based on Rilke's work. These partnerships can take the form of co-organized exhibitions, publications or educational programs.
Do you represent an institution and would like to collaborate with us? Contact us to share your idea.
Support the Foundation
If you would like to support the Fondation Rilke and its activities, please contact the Foundation Director for further information.
Fondation Rilke
Banque Raiffeisen Sierre & Région
CH-3960 Sierre
IBAN: CH83 8080 8009 1163 9374 5
CB number: 80808
SWIFT-BIC: RAIFCH22XXX
Make a donation
Since its inception, the Foundation's work has been made possible thanks to the generosity of its donors. Every contribution helps us in our efforts: if you would like to support the implementation of the program or the preservation of the Foundation's collections with a donation of 10 CHF, 20 CHF ou 100 CHF, you will receive a special invitation to the opening of the next temporary exhibition.
Friends of the Foundation
To develop its activities, the Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation needs external support. It has found them, among others, in the Association of Friends of the Fondation Rilke , formed on March 25, 2004.
Join the Circle of Friends of the Foundation and enjoy exclusive benefits:
- Free admission to permanent and temporary exhibitions
- Invitation to vernissages and to the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Fondation Rilke
- Special guided tours
- Discounts on Foundation publications
Single membership: CHF 50
Double membership: CHF 80
SPOnsors
The Foundation would like to thank its institutional and private partners for their support. Their commitment helps to preserve cultural heritage and make it accessible to different target groups.
Discover our main partners and join us in developing ambitious projects together.
Press
A space dedicated to journalists:
- Press releases
- Downloadable files and visuals
- Practical information about the Foundation
Event on December 4, 2025: Presentation of two new volumes of the historical-critical edition of Rilke's works
