Together with a circle of friends, they responded to these people's need for a cultural centre by setting up the Tibet Institute in Rikon , Switzerland in 1968. This institute has since become an important religious centre for Tibetans in Rikon and throughout Switzerland and its neighbouring countries. The centre also enables Westerners to gain a unique insight into the riches that Tibetan culture has to offer.
There are 35 Tibetans now employed at the Kuhn Rikon works. The second generation of Tibetans has grown up in Switzerland and most of them are Swiss nationals who have found a new and permanent home for themselves in Rikon.
This shows how Kuhn Rikon still cultivates the tradition of hospitality that began in 1926.