Nationalisation suggested to save Red Cross Museum

The director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva is calling for a national debate on the institution's future, following the announcement that a foreign ministry subsidy will be cut in 2027. One of the options on the table is nationalisation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We need a public debate on the future of the museum. Such a decision cannot be taken without consultation," Pascal Hufschmid told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS. He cannot accept that the museum's immense heritage, from the first Nobel Peace Prize medal to the archives of First World War prisoners of war, should languish far from the public eye. Under the planned scenario, which, unlike the other cost-cutting measures, may not be submitted to parliament for consultation in January, the foreign ministry will stop its annual subsidy of almost CHF1.1 million ($1.25 million). This represents a quarter of the museum's budget. The museum has been invited to ...