about
about
about
mission
mission
The Institute for Hybrid Cultures (TIHC) is a non-profit platform based in Basel, Switzerland. We view culture as a living, rigorous methodology.
The Institute for Hybrid Cultures (TIHC) is a non-profit platform based in Basel, Switzerland. We view culture as a living, rigorous methodology.
The Institute for Hybrid Cultures (TIHC) is a non-profit platform based in Basel, Switzerland. We view culture as a living, rigorous methodology.
Our mission is to critically investigate and create hybrid forms where systematic investigation meets artistic production.
By operating as an interface between Swiss institutions and transnational creative economies, we provide the infrastructure for ethical, high-level cultural exchange.
WHAT WE BUILD
WHAT WE BUILD
WHAT WE BUILD
CRITICAL RESEARCH
We apply the rigour of scientific research to cultural preservation. Our initiatives address data ethics, material studies, and anticolonial methodologies.
Production & Design
We enable the production of complex cultural works. Our interest spans material and immaterial culture, including fashion, indigenous craft, and digital archiving.
Ecosystems
TIHC facilitates a direct exchange of knowledge and resources between Switzerland and our partners in Asia, South America, and Africa. We are building the scafolding necessary for equitable -frictionless collaborations.
CRITICAL RESEARCH
We apply the rigour of scientific research to cultural preservation. Our initiatives address data ethics, material studies, and anticolonial methodologies.
Production & Design
We enable the production of complex cultural works. Our interest spans material and immaterial culture, including fashion, indigenous craft, and digital archiving.
Ecosystems
TIHC facilitates a direct exchange of knowledge and resources between Switzerland and our partners in Asia, South America, and Africa. We are building the scafolding necessary for equitable -frictionless collaborations.
CRITICAL RESEARCH
We apply the rigour of scientific research to cultural preservation. Our initiatives address data ethics, material studies, and anticolonial methodologies.
Production & Design
We enable the production of complex cultural works. Our interest spans material and immaterial culture, including fashion, indigenous craft, and digital archiving.
Ecosystems
TIHC facilitates a direct exchange of knowledge and resources between Switzerland and our partners in Asia, South America, and Africa. We are building the scafolding necessary for equitable -frictionless collaborations.
Governance & Competence
Governance & Competence
Governed by a board of directors and supported by a future advisory board, TIHC is a professionally managed entity built on over 30 years of combined expertise across the creative and corporate sectors. Our leadership fuses two distinct worlds:
Governed by a board of directors and supported by a future advisory board, TIHC is a professionally managed entity built on over 30 years of combined expertise across the creative and corporate sectors. Our leadership fuses two distinct worlds:
Governed by a board of directors and supported by a future advisory board, TIHC is a professionally managed entity built on over 30 years of combined expertise across the creative and corporate sectors. Our leadership fuses two distinct worlds:
Creative Agility
Deep roots in independent design, curation, and pedagogy allow us to remain culturally relevant and innovative.
Creative Agility
Deep roots in independent design, curation, and pedagogy allow us to remain culturally relevant and innovative.
Creative Agility
Deep roots in independent design, curation, and pedagogy allow us to remain culturally relevant and innovative.
Institutional Rigor
Decades of experience in high-level retail operations, financial compliance, and educational management ensure that we deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest ethical standards.
Institutional Rigor
Decades of experience in high-level retail operations, financial compliance, and educational management ensure that we deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest ethical standards.
Institutional Rigor
Decades of experience in high-level retail operations, financial compliance, and educational management ensure that we deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest ethical standards.