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Monday 2 March, 19:00

Constanze Ruhm’s essay film Gli appunti di Anna Azzori unfolds as a layered, investigative meditation on a life captured on film. Working from the earlier Anna by Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli (Berlinale Forum 1975), Ruhm assembles clusters of archival material and reflection to trace Anna Azzori’s precarious existence without resolving it. The film probes the place of women, memory and representation, deconstructing patriarchal narratives through a fragmentary, tactile cinematic language that is intimate, questioning and quietly insistent.

Monday 2 March, 18:30

Marlène Laruelle, PhD, professor at Luiss University and director of the Illiberalism Studies Program, presents an analytical lecture on the changing normative foundations of Western democracies. Drawing on her edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) and comparative research, she examines why illiberal ideas gain traction, exploring socioeconomic inequality, technocratic governance, cultural dislocation and weakening narratives of progress. Laruelle assesses whether liberalism is being reformed, reconfigured, or replaced, and considers implications for democratic norms and international order.

In English.

Monday 2 March 2026, 19:30

The “Les Grands Interprètes” series features the European Philharmonic of Switzerland conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich on piano. On the program are Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

1 September – 29 June, every Monday

Discover a lively community market offering stalls of wine, cheese, bread, craft beer, honey, fine groceries, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit and pastries. Local producers share their specialties in a friendly setting that encourages conversation and connection. Families, neighbours and visitors are invited to explore produce, chat with makers and enjoy weekly animations suited to all ages. The market celebrates local food traditions and fosters a welcoming space where everyone can meet, taste and support the community.

23 January – 7 March

Curated by Matthias Sohr, Reserved for Groups brings together works by Florian Fouché, Mélody Lu, Xavier Robles de Medina, Orawan Arunrak, Florian Bonny, Stefania Carlotti, Chloé Delarue, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Marina Faust, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Thomas Liu Le Lann, Pedro Marrero Fuenmayor, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Kyung Roh Bannwart, Philipp Timischl, Ernie Wang, and Lauryn Youden. The exhibition explores subtle interventions within existing social and artistic contexts, presenting the artists’ work while making the gallery space more accessible.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, frpm 18:00.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

Monday 2 March, 19:00

Constanze Ruhm’s essay film Gli appunti di Anna Azzori unfolds as a layered, investigative meditation on a life captured on film. Working from the earlier Anna by Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli (Berlinale Forum 1975), Ruhm assembles clusters of archival material and reflection to trace Anna Azzori’s precarious existence without resolving it. The film probes the place of women, memory and representation, deconstructing patriarchal narratives through a fragmentary, tactile cinematic language that is intimate, questioning and quietly insistent.

Monday 2 March, 18:30

Marlène Laruelle, PhD, professor at Luiss University and director of the Illiberalism Studies Program, presents an analytical lecture on the changing normative foundations of Western democracies. Drawing on her edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) and comparative research, she examines why illiberal ideas gain traction, exploring socioeconomic inequality, technocratic governance, cultural dislocation and weakening narratives of progress. Laruelle assesses whether liberalism is being reformed, reconfigured, or replaced, and considers implications for democratic norms and international order.

In English.

Monday 2 March 2026, 19:30

The “Les Grands Interprètes” series features the European Philharmonic of Switzerland conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich on piano. On the program are Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

1 September – 29 June, every Monday

Discover a lively community market offering stalls of wine, cheese, bread, craft beer, honey, fine groceries, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit and pastries. Local producers share their specialties in a friendly setting that encourages conversation and connection. Families, neighbours and visitors are invited to explore produce, chat with makers and enjoy weekly animations suited to all ages. The market celebrates local food traditions and fosters a welcoming space where everyone can meet, taste and support the community.

23 January – 7 March

Curated by Matthias Sohr, Reserved for Groups brings together works by Florian Fouché, Mélody Lu, Xavier Robles de Medina, Orawan Arunrak, Florian Bonny, Stefania Carlotti, Chloé Delarue, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Marina Faust, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Thomas Liu Le Lann, Pedro Marrero Fuenmayor, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Kyung Roh Bannwart, Philipp Timischl, Ernie Wang, and Lauryn Youden. The exhibition explores subtle interventions within existing social and artistic contexts, presenting the artists’ work while making the gallery space more accessible.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, frpm 18:00.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

Monday 2 March, 19:00

Constanze Ruhm’s essay film Gli appunti di Anna Azzori unfolds as a layered, investigative meditation on a life captured on film. Working from the earlier Anna by Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli (Berlinale Forum 1975), Ruhm assembles clusters of archival material and reflection to trace Anna Azzori’s precarious existence without resolving it. The film probes the place of women, memory and representation, deconstructing patriarchal narratives through a fragmentary, tactile cinematic language that is intimate, questioning and quietly insistent.

Monday 2 March, 18:30

Marlène Laruelle, PhD, professor at Luiss University and director of the Illiberalism Studies Program, presents an analytical lecture on the changing normative foundations of Western democracies. Drawing on her edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) and comparative research, she examines why illiberal ideas gain traction, exploring socioeconomic inequality, technocratic governance, cultural dislocation and weakening narratives of progress. Laruelle assesses whether liberalism is being reformed, reconfigured, or replaced, and considers implications for democratic norms and international order.

In English.

Monday 2 March 2026, 19:30

The “Les Grands Interprètes” series features the European Philharmonic of Switzerland conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich on piano. On the program are Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

1 September – 29 June, every Monday

Discover a lively community market offering stalls of wine, cheese, bread, craft beer, honey, fine groceries, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit and pastries. Local producers share their specialties in a friendly setting that encourages conversation and connection. Families, neighbours and visitors are invited to explore produce, chat with makers and enjoy weekly animations suited to all ages. The market celebrates local food traditions and fosters a welcoming space where everyone can meet, taste and support the community.

23 January – 7 March

Curated by Matthias Sohr, Reserved for Groups brings together works by Florian Fouché, Mélody Lu, Xavier Robles de Medina, Orawan Arunrak, Florian Bonny, Stefania Carlotti, Chloé Delarue, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Marina Faust, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Thomas Liu Le Lann, Pedro Marrero Fuenmayor, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Kyung Roh Bannwart, Philipp Timischl, Ernie Wang, and Lauryn Youden. The exhibition explores subtle interventions within existing social and artistic contexts, presenting the artists’ work while making the gallery space more accessible.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, frpm 18:00.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

Saturday 7 March, 16:00

Black Water follows Lokhi and her family as they flee a ravaged southern Bangladesh toward Dhaka. Framed with the pulsing rhythm of a thriller, the film moves from intimate domestic tension to the apocalyptic collapse of cities, observing exile, displacement and the human cost of climate change. Its cinematography favors textured close-ups and wide, drowning panoramas that trade familiarity for menace, creating a tense, elegiac atmosphere. The film’s strength lies in its restrained empathy and searing portrait of a world at the brink of submersion.

In Bengali orignal version with French subtitles.

Screening followed by a discussion with the protagonist and activist Shakila Islam.

Friday 6 March, 23:59

Partiboi69 channels electro‑dank, ghetto‑freak and K‑Tech into a brutal club futurism, creating a hyperstimulated portal of sound and imagery. Marie Montexier sculpts time with vinyl, blending rave classics, modern club intensity and experimental rhythms into continuous, vinyl‑driven journeys. Additional rooms host festive, eclectic DJ sets and a raw, spicy Baile Funk takeover, while others explore the intersections of techno and bass, offering a high‑energy, immersive night for adventurous dance floors.

3 – 15 March

Morpho is the first photographic exhibition by Lamine Jammeh (Lemz.O) that honors dancers who assert their identities beyond appearance. Through staged portraits and a sensitive visual language, Jammeh explores themes of identity, embodiment and performative selfhood. The series celebrates diversity, courage and the expressive power of movement, presenting intimate, high-contrast images that foreground presence and gesture. Scenography by Lola Delbec and portraits include Sofiane Chalal, Missy NRC, Samantha Panda Laley, Maela Bouguila and Nicolas Meyapan.

6 – 15 March

Since 2003, FIFDH has combined cinema with the promotion of human rights, presenting socially conscious films alongside debates and discussions that engage activists, journalists, artists, diplomats, and the public. Held across multiple venues in Geneva, including the UN, theaters, museums, and hospitals, the festival showcases feature films and documentaries that highlight human rights struggles worldwide, encouraging dialogue, reflection, and action. FIFDH has welcomed Nobel laureates, renowned filmmakers, and leading voices in activism, making it a unique platform where art and advocacy intersect.

Saturday 7 March, 11:00

On the occasion of the release of his monograph La voix de la pierre (Éditions Slatkine, 2026), Jo Fontaine is featured in a dual exhibition presented by Galerie Marianne Brand and Galerie LIGNE treize in Carouge. The show presents a selection of his sculptures that bear witness to half a century of artistic research and commitment, where stone reveals its millennia-old memory through refined and symbolic forms.

The vernissage will be held on Saturday, March 7, 11:00, at the Théâtre de Carouge, with the official book presentation followed by an aperitif.

7 – 8 March

Alongside the CLEO production at Théâtre Am Stram Gramm, Rémi De Vos will lead a theater writing workshop at Maison Rousseau et Littérature. Over two days, participants will engage in practical exercises to explore why some writings are suited for the stage while others may present challenges. This friendly workshop offers a chance to benefit from De Vos’s expertise and delve into the process of writing for theater.

In French.

Monday 2 March, 19:00

Constanze Ruhm’s essay film Gli appunti di Anna Azzori unfolds as a layered, investigative meditation on a life captured on film. Working from the earlier Anna by Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli (Berlinale Forum 1975), Ruhm assembles clusters of archival material and reflection to trace Anna Azzori’s precarious existence without resolving it. The film probes the place of women, memory and representation, deconstructing patriarchal narratives through a fragmentary, tactile cinematic language that is intimate, questioning and quietly insistent.

Monday 2 March, 18:30

Marlène Laruelle, PhD, professor at Luiss University and director of the Illiberalism Studies Program, presents an analytical lecture on the changing normative foundations of Western democracies. Drawing on her edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) and comparative research, she examines why illiberal ideas gain traction, exploring socioeconomic inequality, technocratic governance, cultural dislocation and weakening narratives of progress. Laruelle assesses whether liberalism is being reformed, reconfigured, or replaced, and considers implications for democratic norms and international order.

In English.

Monday 2 March 2026, 19:30

The “Les Grands Interprètes” series features the European Philharmonic of Switzerland conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich on piano. On the program are Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

1 September – 29 June, every Monday

Discover a lively community market offering stalls of wine, cheese, bread, craft beer, honey, fine groceries, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit and pastries. Local producers share their specialties in a friendly setting that encourages conversation and connection. Families, neighbours and visitors are invited to explore produce, chat with makers and enjoy weekly animations suited to all ages. The market celebrates local food traditions and fosters a welcoming space where everyone can meet, taste and support the community.

23 January – 7 March

Curated by Matthias Sohr, Reserved for Groups brings together works by Florian Fouché, Mélody Lu, Xavier Robles de Medina, Orawan Arunrak, Florian Bonny, Stefania Carlotti, Chloé Delarue, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Marina Faust, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Thomas Liu Le Lann, Pedro Marrero Fuenmayor, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Kyung Roh Bannwart, Philipp Timischl, Ernie Wang, and Lauryn Youden. The exhibition explores subtle interventions within existing social and artistic contexts, presenting the artists’ work while making the gallery space more accessible.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, frpm 18:00.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

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

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