Reading Mountains Festival 2022
Fiction, poetry, art, photography, philosophy, history – the landscape of Alpine literature and culture is incredibly diverse and vibrant. The Alpine Convention, an international treaty between the eight Alpine countries and the European Union for the sustainable development and protection of the Alps, pays tribute to the Alpine imagination every year with the Reading Mountains Festival.
In 2022, the Festival enters its eighth edition, which will be a very special one as it takes place in the framework of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. We therefore have a unique opportunity to increase awareness of the importance of this topic!
The sustainable development focus is further reflected in the theme of this year's International Mountain Day, and, hence, the Reading Mountains Festival: "Women move mountains". This is a chance to celebrate the women who are so integral to mountain societies around the world. You are welcome to organise a cultural or literary event dedicated to this topic, or any other topic relevant to the Alps or other mountain ecosystems around the world, for the 2022 Reading Mountains Festival.
If you have never been part of the Festival, we warmly invite you to join in and organise or attend an event that celebrates Alpine cultural heritage. This could take the form of a film screening, lecture, poetry reading, art installation, a guided hike – or any other format you think of. Help organise an experience that showcases the creative, the imaginative, the emotional – and maybe even the confusing – aspects of Alpine literature.
We invite you to celebrate the unique Alpine cultural heritage in this special year of sustainable mountain development. Join in from the Alps (or beyond) and help showcase the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of mountain ecosystems and celebrate mountains around the world. If you are interested, register here to be part of the Reading Mountains Festival!
The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention supports in the promotion of Reading Mountains events on social media as well as with posters, bookmarks, and other promotional materials (registration must be completed by 30 November 2022 to receive these materials).