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Saturday 28 March, 14:00

This illustration workshop explores how generative AI can visualise hybrid insects born from plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Combining ecological speculation and visual fiction, it examines metamorphoses of life and matter in the Anthropocene and the aesthetic, ethical and material implications of synthetic lifeforms. Participants investigate creative image-generation techniques, concept development and critical reflection on the technological mediation of ecological narratives.

Saturday 28 March, 20:00

Christian Savary and Jessie Kobel enact a combustible two‑hander about Michel, a seasoned burglar forced into partnership with the hapless Serge after a bungled heist. Stranded in the same cell after a failed robbery, the pair navigate escalating tension, comic friction and fragile solidarity. The performance blends sharp physical humour and simmering menace, driven by the actors’ energy and precise timing, producing an intimate, electric atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with Pour‑cent culturel Migros.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Discover a lively weekend of storytelling, hands-on creativity and playful discovery across Geneva’s public libraries and partner institutions. Families will find musical readings, creative workshops, participatory animations, book-based games, treasure hunts, toy-making ateliers, guided visits, film screenings and a varied youth programme. Children can explore sounds, colours and movement, make things with their hands and spark their imagination through shared stories and playful activities designed to inspire curiosity and creativity.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

Anaïs Wion, historian and research director at the CNRS, studies Ethiopian Christian spiritual medicine, manuscript traditions, and their social role.

This lecture examines Ethiopian magical-religious scrolls—parchment talismans made by dabtara—combining prayers, spells and images to protect and heal. Wion examines their production, iconography and historical role in spiritual medicine, revealing how textual and visual practices mediate healing and belief in Christian Ethiopian communities.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 10:30

Speakers Delphine Bongard, Nicole Staremberg and actress Nathalie Boulin present historical texts spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, offering readings and commentary on literary portrayals of supernatural female figures.

The session examines motifs such as Mélusine and other heroines, alternating document presentations with contemporary readings to investigate shifting depictions of power, gender and the supernatural in European literature. It reveals how narratives alternately valorize or demonize women and considers historical printing contexts that shaped reception and cultural memory.

In French.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

This illustration workshop explores how generative AI can visualise hybrid insects born from plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Combining ecological speculation and visual fiction, it examines metamorphoses of life and matter in the Anthropocene and the aesthetic, ethical and material implications of synthetic lifeforms. Participants investigate creative image-generation techniques, concept development and critical reflection on the technological mediation of ecological narratives.

Saturday 28 March, 20:00

Christian Savary and Jessie Kobel enact a combustible two‑hander about Michel, a seasoned burglar forced into partnership with the hapless Serge after a bungled heist. Stranded in the same cell after a failed robbery, the pair navigate escalating tension, comic friction and fragile solidarity. The performance blends sharp physical humour and simmering menace, driven by the actors’ energy and precise timing, producing an intimate, electric atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with Pour‑cent culturel Migros.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Discover a lively weekend of storytelling, hands-on creativity and playful discovery across Geneva’s public libraries and partner institutions. Families will find musical readings, creative workshops, participatory animations, book-based games, treasure hunts, toy-making ateliers, guided visits, film screenings and a varied youth programme. Children can explore sounds, colours and movement, make things with their hands and spark their imagination through shared stories and playful activities designed to inspire curiosity and creativity.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

Anaïs Wion, historian and research director at the CNRS, studies Ethiopian Christian spiritual medicine, manuscript traditions, and their social role.

This lecture examines Ethiopian magical-religious scrolls—parchment talismans made by dabtara—combining prayers, spells and images to protect and heal. Wion examines their production, iconography and historical role in spiritual medicine, revealing how textual and visual practices mediate healing and belief in Christian Ethiopian communities.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 10:30

Speakers Delphine Bongard, Nicole Staremberg and actress Nathalie Boulin present historical texts spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, offering readings and commentary on literary portrayals of supernatural female figures.

The session examines motifs such as Mélusine and other heroines, alternating document presentations with contemporary readings to investigate shifting depictions of power, gender and the supernatural in European literature. It reveals how narratives alternately valorize or demonize women and considers historical printing contexts that shaped reception and cultural memory.

In French.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

This illustration workshop explores how generative AI can visualise hybrid insects born from plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Combining ecological speculation and visual fiction, it examines metamorphoses of life and matter in the Anthropocene and the aesthetic, ethical and material implications of synthetic lifeforms. Participants investigate creative image-generation techniques, concept development and critical reflection on the technological mediation of ecological narratives.

Saturday 28 March, 20:00

Christian Savary and Jessie Kobel enact a combustible two‑hander about Michel, a seasoned burglar forced into partnership with the hapless Serge after a bungled heist. Stranded in the same cell after a failed robbery, the pair navigate escalating tension, comic friction and fragile solidarity. The performance blends sharp physical humour and simmering menace, driven by the actors’ energy and precise timing, producing an intimate, electric atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with Pour‑cent culturel Migros.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Discover a lively weekend of storytelling, hands-on creativity and playful discovery across Geneva’s public libraries and partner institutions. Families will find musical readings, creative workshops, participatory animations, book-based games, treasure hunts, toy-making ateliers, guided visits, film screenings and a varied youth programme. Children can explore sounds, colours and movement, make things with their hands and spark their imagination through shared stories and playful activities designed to inspire curiosity and creativity.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

Anaïs Wion, historian and research director at the CNRS, studies Ethiopian Christian spiritual medicine, manuscript traditions, and their social role.

This lecture examines Ethiopian magical-religious scrolls—parchment talismans made by dabtara—combining prayers, spells and images to protect and heal. Wion examines their production, iconography and historical role in spiritual medicine, revealing how textual and visual practices mediate healing and belief in Christian Ethiopian communities.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 10:30

Speakers Delphine Bongard, Nicole Staremberg and actress Nathalie Boulin present historical texts spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, offering readings and commentary on literary portrayals of supernatural female figures.

The session examines motifs such as Mélusine and other heroines, alternating document presentations with contemporary readings to investigate shifting depictions of power, gender and the supernatural in European literature. It reveals how narratives alternately valorize or demonize women and considers historical printing contexts that shaped reception and cultural memory.

In French.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

This illustration workshop explores how generative AI can visualise hybrid insects born from plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Combining ecological speculation and visual fiction, it examines metamorphoses of life and matter in the Anthropocene and the aesthetic, ethical and material implications of synthetic lifeforms. Participants investigate creative image-generation techniques, concept development and critical reflection on the technological mediation of ecological narratives.

Saturday 28 March, 20:00

Christian Savary and Jessie Kobel enact a combustible two‑hander about Michel, a seasoned burglar forced into partnership with the hapless Serge after a bungled heist. Stranded in the same cell after a failed robbery, the pair navigate escalating tension, comic friction and fragile solidarity. The performance blends sharp physical humour and simmering menace, driven by the actors’ energy and precise timing, producing an intimate, electric atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with Pour‑cent culturel Migros.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Discover a lively weekend of storytelling, hands-on creativity and playful discovery across Geneva’s public libraries and partner institutions. Families will find musical readings, creative workshops, participatory animations, book-based games, treasure hunts, toy-making ateliers, guided visits, film screenings and a varied youth programme. Children can explore sounds, colours and movement, make things with their hands and spark their imagination through shared stories and playful activities designed to inspire curiosity and creativity.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

Anaïs Wion, historian and research director at the CNRS, studies Ethiopian Christian spiritual medicine, manuscript traditions, and their social role.

This lecture examines Ethiopian magical-religious scrolls—parchment talismans made by dabtara—combining prayers, spells and images to protect and heal. Wion examines their production, iconography and historical role in spiritual medicine, revealing how textual and visual practices mediate healing and belief in Christian Ethiopian communities.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 10:30

Speakers Delphine Bongard, Nicole Staremberg and actress Nathalie Boulin present historical texts spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, offering readings and commentary on literary portrayals of supernatural female figures.

The session examines motifs such as Mélusine and other heroines, alternating document presentations with contemporary readings to investigate shifting depictions of power, gender and the supernatural in European literature. It reveals how narratives alternately valorize or demonize women and considers historical printing contexts that shaped reception and cultural memory.

In French.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

This illustration workshop explores how generative AI can visualise hybrid insects born from plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Combining ecological speculation and visual fiction, it examines metamorphoses of life and matter in the Anthropocene and the aesthetic, ethical and material implications of synthetic lifeforms. Participants investigate creative image-generation techniques, concept development and critical reflection on the technological mediation of ecological narratives.

Saturday 28 March, 20:00

Christian Savary and Jessie Kobel enact a combustible two‑hander about Michel, a seasoned burglar forced into partnership with the hapless Serge after a bungled heist. Stranded in the same cell after a failed robbery, the pair navigate escalating tension, comic friction and fragile solidarity. The performance blends sharp physical humour and simmering menace, driven by the actors’ energy and precise timing, producing an intimate, electric atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with Pour‑cent culturel Migros.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Discover a lively weekend of storytelling, hands-on creativity and playful discovery across Geneva’s public libraries and partner institutions. Families will find musical readings, creative workshops, participatory animations, book-based games, treasure hunts, toy-making ateliers, guided visits, film screenings and a varied youth programme. Children can explore sounds, colours and movement, make things with their hands and spark their imagination through shared stories and playful activities designed to inspire curiosity and creativity.

Saturday 28 March, 14:00

Anaïs Wion, historian and research director at the CNRS, studies Ethiopian Christian spiritual medicine, manuscript traditions, and their social role.

This lecture examines Ethiopian magical-religious scrolls—parchment talismans made by dabtara—combining prayers, spells and images to protect and heal. Wion examines their production, iconography and historical role in spiritual medicine, revealing how textual and visual practices mediate healing and belief in Christian Ethiopian communities.

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 10:30

Speakers Delphine Bongard, Nicole Staremberg and actress Nathalie Boulin present historical texts spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, offering readings and commentary on literary portrayals of supernatural female figures.

The session examines motifs such as Mélusine and other heroines, alternating document presentations with contemporary readings to investigate shifting depictions of power, gender and the supernatural in European literature. It reveals how narratives alternately valorize or demonize women and considers historical printing contexts that shaped reception and cultural memory.

In French.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

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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