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Explore the tiny treasures pressed between paper and time. Discover early plant collections from 20 or 200 years ago and read the notes of a child botanist who kept a journal at four and a half. Together with a botanist and science communicator, examine shapes, colors and textures of preserved leaves, compare old and new specimens, and learn to notice details in nature. This discovery invites curiosity and a gentle hands-on attention to plants.
Kids ages 4 and up. In French.
The collective 100noms facilitates a co-writing and co-drawing workshop for the Journal des Cropettes, inviting local residents and passersby to share experiences of urban life and contribute through creative collaboration.
This session examines how social markers—gender, skin colour, age, disability, health and class—shape access to public space and the shared urban commons. Participants co-create texts, drawings and actions to surface invisible barriers, reflect on city use, and amplify marginalised voices while exploring collective practices that prioritise community and biodiversity.
In French.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Led by singer-songwriter Éric Le Rouge, this intimate voice-and-guitar set explores the poetic textures of chanson française and folk. His warm baritone and delicate guitar phrases create a close, confessional atmosphere, alternating between tender melodies and rhythmic gestures. Sparse arrangements and attentive dynamics let the lyrics emerge as personal narratives, coloured by simple harmonic touches and hushed emotion. The staging favours immediacy and listening, drawing the audience into a gentle, reflective sound world.
In French.
Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.
Artists Chloé Delarue, Miriam Laura Leonardi and Gaia Vincensini, curated by Manuella Denogent, present a group exhibition that interrogates systems of representation, value and desire in contemporary society. Through sculpture, installation, photography, video, object-making and light-based interventions, the works reconfigure familiar forms and visual codes to reveal hidden hierarchies and emotional economies. The exhibition emphasises material experimentation and spatial strategies, inviting reflective engagement with how images and objects shape social meanings.
Opening; Thursday 2 July, 18:00
Explore the playful world of Édouard Manceau through lively storytime and a hands-on craft session. Children will listen to colourful picture books, enjoy animated readings led by librarians, and build a painted cardboard puppet to take home. The workshop encourages imagination, fine motor skills and creative play with bright shapes and textures. Sessions combine listening, drawing and simple cutting and assembly in a calm, friendly setting.
In French. Kids ages 4 and up.
Explore the tiny treasures pressed between paper and time. Discover early plant collections from 20 or 200 years ago and read the notes of a child botanist who kept a journal at four and a half. Together with a botanist and science communicator, examine shapes, colors and textures of preserved leaves, compare old and new specimens, and learn to notice details in nature. This discovery invites curiosity and a gentle hands-on attention to plants.
Kids ages 4 and up. In French.
The collective 100noms facilitates a co-writing and co-drawing workshop for the Journal des Cropettes, inviting local residents and passersby to share experiences of urban life and contribute through creative collaboration.
This session examines how social markers—gender, skin colour, age, disability, health and class—shape access to public space and the shared urban commons. Participants co-create texts, drawings and actions to surface invisible barriers, reflect on city use, and amplify marginalised voices while exploring collective practices that prioritise community and biodiversity.
In French.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Led by singer-songwriter Éric Le Rouge, this intimate voice-and-guitar set explores the poetic textures of chanson française and folk. His warm baritone and delicate guitar phrases create a close, confessional atmosphere, alternating between tender melodies and rhythmic gestures. Sparse arrangements and attentive dynamics let the lyrics emerge as personal narratives, coloured by simple harmonic touches and hushed emotion. The staging favours immediacy and listening, drawing the audience into a gentle, reflective sound world.
In French.
Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.
Artists Chloé Delarue, Miriam Laura Leonardi and Gaia Vincensini, curated by Manuella Denogent, present a group exhibition that interrogates systems of representation, value and desire in contemporary society. Through sculpture, installation, photography, video, object-making and light-based interventions, the works reconfigure familiar forms and visual codes to reveal hidden hierarchies and emotional economies. The exhibition emphasises material experimentation and spatial strategies, inviting reflective engagement with how images and objects shape social meanings.
Opening; Thursday 2 July, 18:00
Explore the playful world of Édouard Manceau through lively storytime and a hands-on craft session. Children will listen to colourful picture books, enjoy animated readings led by librarians, and build a painted cardboard puppet to take home. The workshop encourages imagination, fine motor skills and creative play with bright shapes and textures. Sessions combine listening, drawing and simple cutting and assembly in a calm, friendly setting.
In French. Kids ages 4 and up.
Explore the tiny treasures pressed between paper and time. Discover early plant collections from 20 or 200 years ago and read the notes of a child botanist who kept a journal at four and a half. Together with a botanist and science communicator, examine shapes, colors and textures of preserved leaves, compare old and new specimens, and learn to notice details in nature. This discovery invites curiosity and a gentle hands-on attention to plants.
Kids ages 4 and up. In French.
The collective 100noms facilitates a co-writing and co-drawing workshop for the Journal des Cropettes, inviting local residents and passersby to share experiences of urban life and contribute through creative collaboration.
This session examines how social markers—gender, skin colour, age, disability, health and class—shape access to public space and the shared urban commons. Participants co-create texts, drawings and actions to surface invisible barriers, reflect on city use, and amplify marginalised voices while exploring collective practices that prioritise community and biodiversity.
In French.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Led by singer-songwriter Éric Le Rouge, this intimate voice-and-guitar set explores the poetic textures of chanson française and folk. His warm baritone and delicate guitar phrases create a close, confessional atmosphere, alternating between tender melodies and rhythmic gestures. Sparse arrangements and attentive dynamics let the lyrics emerge as personal narratives, coloured by simple harmonic touches and hushed emotion. The staging favours immediacy and listening, drawing the audience into a gentle, reflective sound world.
In French.
Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.
Artists Chloé Delarue, Miriam Laura Leonardi and Gaia Vincensini, curated by Manuella Denogent, present a group exhibition that interrogates systems of representation, value and desire in contemporary society. Through sculpture, installation, photography, video, object-making and light-based interventions, the works reconfigure familiar forms and visual codes to reveal hidden hierarchies and emotional economies. The exhibition emphasises material experimentation and spatial strategies, inviting reflective engagement with how images and objects shape social meanings.
Opening; Thursday 2 July, 18:00
Chicha Libre revives chicha, a psychedelic cumbia born in 1960s Peru, and propels it into a cosmopolitan, dance-driven sound. Founded in New York, the band blends surf guitar, vintage organs, Latin percussion and synths to create strange, festive atmospheres that mix cumbia rhythms with psychedelic rock and electronic experiments. The ensemble features Olivier Conan (cuatro, vocals), Vincent Douglas (guitar), Joshua Camp (keyboards, vocals), Nicholas Dudahy (bass), Neil Ochoa and Karina Vazquez (percussion).
Jazz sur la Plage is a vibrant open-air festival celebrating jazz in all its forms, from modern and electro to soul, latin, and progressive sounds. Blending emerging talents with acclaimed artists, it creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere where music, creativity, and human connection come together. More than a festival, it’s a unique musical experience driven by passion, groove, and a true spirit of sharing.
Run to the rhythm of live music in a celebration of movement where jogging meets dance. The experience blends steady outdoor running with bursts of communal dancing across open festival spaces, creating a fluid mix of cardio, rhythm, and social energy. Terrain and pace vary, inviting both casual participants and seasoned runners to find their own rhythm. The atmosphere is inclusive, eco-conscious and exuberant, with a strong sense of community that transforms exercise into shared celebration.
On the Water Geneva is a free electronic music gathering that transforms the lake into a shared musical space. DJs perform from a catamaran while everyone listens from boats, paddles or inflatable floats, creating an immersive sound and visual experience. The lineup features local and international melodic house and house artists, fostering a relaxed, collective atmosphere where neighbours and visitors connect through music and performance. The event welcomes all members of the community to join together on the water.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
CinéTransat is Geneva’s much-loved open-air cinema festival, transforming summer evenings into a joyful collective experience. Since 2009, it has offered free screenings of cult classics, discoveries, and short films in a relaxed, festive atmosphere where picnics, games, costumes and spontaneous singalongs are as much part of the event as the films themselves. Rooted in the heart of the city and open to everyone, CinéTransat celebrates cinema as a shared, accessible and environmentally mindful moment, bringing together generations, neighbourhoods and visitors around the simple pleasure of watching films under the stars.
Géométries marocaines shows works from Ghizlane AGZENAÏ, Meriam BENKIRANE, Ines-Noor CHAQROUN, Yousef DOUIEB, Yacout HAMDOUCH and Younes KHOURASSANI, exploring geometrical forms and shapes in dialogue with Morocco.
Opening: Thursday 21 May, 18:00
Explore the playful world of Édouard Manceau through lively storytime and a hands-on craft session. Children will listen to colourful picture books, enjoy animated readings led by librarians, and build a painted cardboard puppet to take home. The workshop encourages imagination, fine motor skills and creative play with bright shapes and textures. Sessions combine listening, drawing and simple cutting and assembly in a calm, friendly setting.
In French. Kids ages 4 and up.
Explore the tiny treasures pressed between paper and time. Discover early plant collections from 20 or 200 years ago and read the notes of a child botanist who kept a journal at four and a half. Together with a botanist and science communicator, examine shapes, colors and textures of preserved leaves, compare old and new specimens, and learn to notice details in nature. This discovery invites curiosity and a gentle hands-on attention to plants.
Kids ages 4 and up. In French.
The collective 100noms facilitates a co-writing and co-drawing workshop for the Journal des Cropettes, inviting local residents and passersby to share experiences of urban life and contribute through creative collaboration.
This session examines how social markers—gender, skin colour, age, disability, health and class—shape access to public space and the shared urban commons. Participants co-create texts, drawings and actions to surface invisible barriers, reflect on city use, and amplify marginalised voices while exploring collective practices that prioritise community and biodiversity.
In French.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Led by singer-songwriter Éric Le Rouge, this intimate voice-and-guitar set explores the poetic textures of chanson française and folk. His warm baritone and delicate guitar phrases create a close, confessional atmosphere, alternating between tender melodies and rhythmic gestures. Sparse arrangements and attentive dynamics let the lyrics emerge as personal narratives, coloured by simple harmonic touches and hushed emotion. The staging favours immediacy and listening, drawing the audience into a gentle, reflective sound world.
In French.
Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.
Artists Chloé Delarue, Miriam Laura Leonardi and Gaia Vincensini, curated by Manuella Denogent, present a group exhibition that interrogates systems of representation, value and desire in contemporary society. Through sculpture, installation, photography, video, object-making and light-based interventions, the works reconfigure familiar forms and visual codes to reveal hidden hierarchies and emotional economies. The exhibition emphasises material experimentation and spatial strategies, inviting reflective engagement with how images and objects shape social meanings.
Opening; Thursday 2 July, 18:00
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Located in the heart of Geneva’s international district, the Portail des Nations is a space dedicated to dialogue, cooperation, and global issues. Through exhibitions, talks, and cultural events, it offers visitors an entry point into the major challenges shaping our world and Geneva’s role as a hub for international governance.
Nestled in the Geneva countryside, the Collection du Crest showcases a remarkable selection of modern and contemporary art. Through temporary exhibitions and its private collection, this unique venue offers an intimate encounter with artistic creation, in dialogue with the history and landscape of the estate.
Discover one of the world’s most remarkable libraries and museums, home to an exceptional collection of manuscripts, rare books, and historical documents spanning over 5,000 years of human history. Located in Cologny overlooking Lake Geneva, the Fondation Martin Bodmer offers a unique journey through literature, philosophy, religion, science, and the arts, bringing together some of humanity’s most significant written treasures.
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