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Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Explore submerged aquatic vegetation and the ecosystems they sustain in Lake Geneva. This session examines submerged meadows as vital underwater habitats, detailing how they function, which emblematic species inhabit them, and their role in nutrient cycles and habitat provision. Participants learn to identify key plants, understand their ecological importance as biodiversity hotspots and bioindicators of water quality, and gain insight into how these communities reflect and influence the lake’s environmental health.

In French.

Thursday 23 April, 20:00

Blending tradition and modernity, Bahraini-British trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed presents A Paradise In The Hold, a deeply personal and innovative fourth album. Renowned for fusing jazz with Arabic sounds, she offers an emotional, nostalgic journey into her childhood and cultural heritage through traditional poems, unique instrumentation, and evocative elements like youyous, Arabic drums, and recordings of her father and Bahraini pearl divers. A leading figure in London’s jazz scene, Ahmed celebrates feminine strength and identity, inviting listeners into her vibrant world in a powerful and unforgettable musical experience.

21 – 26 April

Explore a miniature world of curious creatures through hands-on discovery and playful stories. Children will meet imagined beasts, build textured models, and experiment with sounds and colors. Sessions combine storytelling, sensory play and simple creative tasks that encourage imagination, observation and teamwork. Activities are tactile and noisy in the best way, with bright materials, rustling fabrics and little movements that spark curiosity.

In English. Kids ages 6 and up.

23 April – 4 May

Sing and wander through a colourful world of feelings in this gentle show for very young children. Theatre, live music and painting mix with the drawings of illustrator Albertine as a sung and told story unfolds. Children experience poetic music by Blandine Robin, a playful staging by Delphine Lanza and vivid painted scenes, encouraging imagination, emotional language and sensory discovery through sound, colour and movement.

Kids ages 2 and up. In French.

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Les opéras napolitains de Rossini, examines Rossini’s engagement with Neapolitan opera and his influence on the city’s musical life.

This lecture explores the compositional traits, thematic priorities and cultural context of Rossini’s Neapolitan operas, analysing how local traditions shaped his style and why these works matter for understanding 19th-century Italian opera, and implications for performance practice today.

In French.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Explore submerged aquatic vegetation and the ecosystems they sustain in Lake Geneva. This session examines submerged meadows as vital underwater habitats, detailing how they function, which emblematic species inhabit them, and their role in nutrient cycles and habitat provision. Participants learn to identify key plants, understand their ecological importance as biodiversity hotspots and bioindicators of water quality, and gain insight into how these communities reflect and influence the lake’s environmental health.

In French.

Thursday 23 April, 20:00

Blending tradition and modernity, Bahraini-British trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed presents A Paradise In The Hold, a deeply personal and innovative fourth album. Renowned for fusing jazz with Arabic sounds, she offers an emotional, nostalgic journey into her childhood and cultural heritage through traditional poems, unique instrumentation, and evocative elements like youyous, Arabic drums, and recordings of her father and Bahraini pearl divers. A leading figure in London’s jazz scene, Ahmed celebrates feminine strength and identity, inviting listeners into her vibrant world in a powerful and unforgettable musical experience.

21 – 26 April

Explore a miniature world of curious creatures through hands-on discovery and playful stories. Children will meet imagined beasts, build textured models, and experiment with sounds and colors. Sessions combine storytelling, sensory play and simple creative tasks that encourage imagination, observation and teamwork. Activities are tactile and noisy in the best way, with bright materials, rustling fabrics and little movements that spark curiosity.

In English. Kids ages 6 and up.

23 April – 4 May

Sing and wander through a colourful world of feelings in this gentle show for very young children. Theatre, live music and painting mix with the drawings of illustrator Albertine as a sung and told story unfolds. Children experience poetic music by Blandine Robin, a playful staging by Delphine Lanza and vivid painted scenes, encouraging imagination, emotional language and sensory discovery through sound, colour and movement.

Kids ages 2 and up. In French.

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Les opéras napolitains de Rossini, examines Rossini’s engagement with Neapolitan opera and his influence on the city’s musical life.

This lecture explores the compositional traits, thematic priorities and cultural context of Rossini’s Neapolitan operas, analysing how local traditions shaped his style and why these works matter for understanding 19th-century Italian opera, and implications for performance practice today.

In French.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Explore submerged aquatic vegetation and the ecosystems they sustain in Lake Geneva. This session examines submerged meadows as vital underwater habitats, detailing how they function, which emblematic species inhabit them, and their role in nutrient cycles and habitat provision. Participants learn to identify key plants, understand their ecological importance as biodiversity hotspots and bioindicators of water quality, and gain insight into how these communities reflect and influence the lake’s environmental health.

In French.

Thursday 23 April, 20:00

Blending tradition and modernity, Bahraini-British trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed presents A Paradise In The Hold, a deeply personal and innovative fourth album. Renowned for fusing jazz with Arabic sounds, she offers an emotional, nostalgic journey into her childhood and cultural heritage through traditional poems, unique instrumentation, and evocative elements like youyous, Arabic drums, and recordings of her father and Bahraini pearl divers. A leading figure in London’s jazz scene, Ahmed celebrates feminine strength and identity, inviting listeners into her vibrant world in a powerful and unforgettable musical experience.

21 – 26 April

Explore a miniature world of curious creatures through hands-on discovery and playful stories. Children will meet imagined beasts, build textured models, and experiment with sounds and colors. Sessions combine storytelling, sensory play and simple creative tasks that encourage imagination, observation and teamwork. Activities are tactile and noisy in the best way, with bright materials, rustling fabrics and little movements that spark curiosity.

In English. Kids ages 6 and up.

23 April – 4 May

Sing and wander through a colourful world of feelings in this gentle show for very young children. Theatre, live music and painting mix with the drawings of illustrator Albertine as a sung and told story unfolds. Children experience poetic music by Blandine Robin, a playful staging by Delphine Lanza and vivid painted scenes, encouraging imagination, emotional language and sensory discovery through sound, colour and movement.

Kids ages 2 and up. In French.

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Les opéras napolitains de Rossini, examines Rossini’s engagement with Neapolitan opera and his influence on the city’s musical life.

This lecture explores the compositional traits, thematic priorities and cultural context of Rossini’s Neapolitan operas, analysing how local traditions shaped his style and why these works matter for understanding 19th-century Italian opera, and implications for performance practice today.

In French.

20 – 25 April

ClassiCosy presents the renowned Quatuor Strada in a complete cycle of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets, spread across seven concerts at Théâtre des Salons. This musical marathon celebrates the composer’s masterpieces, from early quartets influenced by Mozart and Haydn to the mature and transcendent works of his later opus. The performances offer a profound exploration of the human soul and a distinctive spiritual experience for music lovers in Geneva.

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

Saturday 25 April, 20:00

L.E.J, the renowned trio known for their vocal harmonies and dynamic stage presence, will be performing at Geneva’s Alhambra. They will showcase their new album “S’aimer c’est une galère,” blending R’n’B, French chanson, and French touch, addressing themes of love and friendship with sincerity and a modern twist. Lucie, Elisa, and Juliette continue to enthrall audiences with their genuine and uncompromising music.

Saturday 25 April, 14:30

This audio exploration navigates the history and urban imaginaries of the Servette quarter, tracing how Geneva and its natural environment have shaped one another. Drawing on archival stories and vivid images — from ubiquitous seagulls to imagined mammoths and an era before the Salève existed — the series examines changing perceptions of landscape, memory, and urban identity, and investigates how myths and material change inform contemporary relationships with place.

In French.

Saturday 25 April, 21:00

Led by Swiss guitarist and composer Tom Brunt, this acoustic sextet blends classical chamber music, jazz freedom and live improvisation. With three guitars alongside violin, viola and double bass, the ensemble weaves subtle dialogues and shimmering textures that shift between intimate counterpoint and open-ended improvisatory stretches. The programme balances composed material and collective exploration, creating a warm, evolving sound world carried by performers Tom Brunt (guitar, compositions), Charles Fréchette (guitar), Zoltan Kisak (guitar), Tristan‑Raphael Jouaville (violin), Mark Crofts (viola) and Pierre Balda (double bass).

21 – 26 April

Explore a miniature world of curious creatures through hands-on discovery and playful stories. Children will meet imagined beasts, build textured models, and experiment with sounds and colors. Sessions combine storytelling, sensory play and simple creative tasks that encourage imagination, observation and teamwork. Activities are tactile and noisy in the best way, with bright materials, rustling fabrics and little movements that spark curiosity.

In English. Kids ages 6 and up.

Sunday 19 April, 14:00

Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926) is presented through a selection of paintings, drawings and prints that illuminate his symbolist vocabulary. His allegorical compositions and mythic figures deploy a somber palette and precise draughtsmanship to probe themes of spirituality, mortality and nature’s rites. Oil paintings, watercolours and printmaking techniques reveal his interest in narrative and mystical symbolism. Curators Marie-Ève Celio and Milan Garcin frame the works to highlight Schwabe’s poetic visual language and its reflection on inner experience and collective myth.

In French. 

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Explore submerged aquatic vegetation and the ecosystems they sustain in Lake Geneva. This session examines submerged meadows as vital underwater habitats, detailing how they function, which emblematic species inhabit them, and their role in nutrient cycles and habitat provision. Participants learn to identify key plants, understand their ecological importance as biodiversity hotspots and bioindicators of water quality, and gain insight into how these communities reflect and influence the lake’s environmental health.

In French.

Thursday 23 April, 20:00

Blending tradition and modernity, Bahraini-British trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed presents A Paradise In The Hold, a deeply personal and innovative fourth album. Renowned for fusing jazz with Arabic sounds, she offers an emotional, nostalgic journey into her childhood and cultural heritage through traditional poems, unique instrumentation, and evocative elements like youyous, Arabic drums, and recordings of her father and Bahraini pearl divers. A leading figure in London’s jazz scene, Ahmed celebrates feminine strength and identity, inviting listeners into her vibrant world in a powerful and unforgettable musical experience.

21 – 26 April

Explore a miniature world of curious creatures through hands-on discovery and playful stories. Children will meet imagined beasts, build textured models, and experiment with sounds and colors. Sessions combine storytelling, sensory play and simple creative tasks that encourage imagination, observation and teamwork. Activities are tactile and noisy in the best way, with bright materials, rustling fabrics and little movements that spark curiosity.

In English. Kids ages 6 and up.

23 April – 4 May

Sing and wander through a colourful world of feelings in this gentle show for very young children. Theatre, live music and painting mix with the drawings of illustrator Albertine as a sung and told story unfolds. Children experience poetic music by Blandine Robin, a playful staging by Delphine Lanza and vivid painted scenes, encouraging imagination, emotional language and sensory discovery through sound, colour and movement.

Kids ages 2 and up. In French.

Thursday 23 April, 18:30

Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Les opéras napolitains de Rossini, examines Rossini’s engagement with Neapolitan opera and his influence on the city’s musical life.

This lecture explores the compositional traits, thematic priorities and cultural context of Rossini’s Neapolitan operas, analysing how local traditions shaped his style and why these works matter for understanding 19th-century Italian opera, and implications for performance practice today.

In French.

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Visiting for the first time? A quick guide to the city’s top attractions.

The MEG is a renowned museum dedicated to the exploration and presentation of cultural diversity from around the world. Located in the heart of Geneva, it houses an extensive collection of over 80,000 objects, including artifacts, textiles, and artworks that highlight the rich traditions and histories of various communities. The museum emphasizes interactive and immersive exhibitions, engaging visitors with contemporary issues related to culture and identity.

Cool fact: The e-MEG app serves as a digital twin of the permanent exhibition, providing an audio guide and detailed descriptions along with photographs of all displayed objects.

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Since its opening in 1994, the MAMCO Geneva (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain)  has staged 450 exhibitions with works dating from the 1960s to the present day. Mamco’s holdings include works by Christo, Martin Kippenberger, Jenny Holzer, Dan Flavin, Sarkis, Franz Erhard Walther and Sylvie Fleury, among many others.

Cool fact: The MAMCO is the epicenter of the “Nuit des Bains”, held three times a year.  During this event, the district around the museum is transformed into a large gallery and attracts thousands of art lovers and sightseers each night.

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With a collection of 27,000 items from Switzerland, Europe and the Middle and Far East, and a witness to twelve centuries of ceramic art from the Middle Ages to modern times, the Ariana is one of Europe’s great museums specializing in glass and ceramics.

Cool fact: On the first Sunday of each month, the Ariana Museum opens its temporary exhibitions to the public.

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