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Thursday 21 May, 18:00

This educational escape game explores botanical science through a narrative investigation: players inherit an ancestral botanist’s study and must identify a historical medicinal plant described in a 1715 letter. The experience investigates plant-based remedies, species identification, and the analytical thinking behind developing treatments for malaria. Participants examine botanical clues, practice observational and analytical skills, and apply scientific reasoning to reconstruct historical knowledge and assess how specific plants can influence public health.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Conceived and performed by Claire Michel de Haas, this musical tour traces the evolution of music written for the human voice from ancient Greek fragments to contemporary repertoire. Vocal pieces converse with the collection, juxtaposed with harpsichord, cello and viola da gamba, and piano played by Réjane Buchet, Arbogaste Plantard and Johann Vacher. The programme blends historical timbres and intimate narration, creating a contemplative, tactile soundscape that invites close listening and reimagines the voice as both instrument and storyteller.

In French.

18 – 26 May

Victoire Cathalan presents a series of paintings that trace the porous boundary between human presence and forested life. Through layered oils and textured surfaces, her canvases evoke arboreal forms, bodily traces and the regenerative forces of the living world. The exhibition invites sustained looking at the vegetal as subject and collaborator, exploring scale, gesture and the interdependence of bodies and trees through a subtle palette and material intensity.

Opening Wednesday 20 May.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Projet Wipeout presents an outdoor set that blends composed motifs and free improvisation, unfolding as a textured conversation between voices and instruments. The performance favours careful dynamics, sudden shifts and hospitable sonic spaces where tasting and communal listening intertwine. Lighting and sound are used to carve intimate moments and open-air expanses, creating a warm, convivial atmosphere that invites attentive immersion and spontaneous exchange.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

20 – 25 May

In May, Fête de la Nature takes over Geneva with a breath of fresh air.  For a few days, the city turns green with guided walks, outdoor workshops, wildlife encounters, and hands-on activities — all designed to reconnect you with nature, right in and around Geneva.

A feel-good festival where curiosity meets the outdoors.

Thursday 21 May, 18:00

This educational escape game explores botanical science through a narrative investigation: players inherit an ancestral botanist’s study and must identify a historical medicinal plant described in a 1715 letter. The experience investigates plant-based remedies, species identification, and the analytical thinking behind developing treatments for malaria. Participants examine botanical clues, practice observational and analytical skills, and apply scientific reasoning to reconstruct historical knowledge and assess how specific plants can influence public health.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Conceived and performed by Claire Michel de Haas, this musical tour traces the evolution of music written for the human voice from ancient Greek fragments to contemporary repertoire. Vocal pieces converse with the collection, juxtaposed with harpsichord, cello and viola da gamba, and piano played by Réjane Buchet, Arbogaste Plantard and Johann Vacher. The programme blends historical timbres and intimate narration, creating a contemplative, tactile soundscape that invites close listening and reimagines the voice as both instrument and storyteller.

In French.

18 – 26 May

Victoire Cathalan presents a series of paintings that trace the porous boundary between human presence and forested life. Through layered oils and textured surfaces, her canvases evoke arboreal forms, bodily traces and the regenerative forces of the living world. The exhibition invites sustained looking at the vegetal as subject and collaborator, exploring scale, gesture and the interdependence of bodies and trees through a subtle palette and material intensity.

Opening Wednesday 20 May.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Projet Wipeout presents an outdoor set that blends composed motifs and free improvisation, unfolding as a textured conversation between voices and instruments. The performance favours careful dynamics, sudden shifts and hospitable sonic spaces where tasting and communal listening intertwine. Lighting and sound are used to carve intimate moments and open-air expanses, creating a warm, convivial atmosphere that invites attentive immersion and spontaneous exchange.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

20 – 25 May

In May, Fête de la Nature takes over Geneva with a breath of fresh air.  For a few days, the city turns green with guided walks, outdoor workshops, wildlife encounters, and hands-on activities — all designed to reconnect you with nature, right in and around Geneva.

A feel-good festival where curiosity meets the outdoors.

Thursday 21 May, 18:00

This educational escape game explores botanical science through a narrative investigation: players inherit an ancestral botanist’s study and must identify a historical medicinal plant described in a 1715 letter. The experience investigates plant-based remedies, species identification, and the analytical thinking behind developing treatments for malaria. Participants examine botanical clues, practice observational and analytical skills, and apply scientific reasoning to reconstruct historical knowledge and assess how specific plants can influence public health.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Conceived and performed by Claire Michel de Haas, this musical tour traces the evolution of music written for the human voice from ancient Greek fragments to contemporary repertoire. Vocal pieces converse with the collection, juxtaposed with harpsichord, cello and viola da gamba, and piano played by Réjane Buchet, Arbogaste Plantard and Johann Vacher. The programme blends historical timbres and intimate narration, creating a contemplative, tactile soundscape that invites close listening and reimagines the voice as both instrument and storyteller.

In French.

18 – 26 May

Victoire Cathalan presents a series of paintings that trace the porous boundary between human presence and forested life. Through layered oils and textured surfaces, her canvases evoke arboreal forms, bodily traces and the regenerative forces of the living world. The exhibition invites sustained looking at the vegetal as subject and collaborator, exploring scale, gesture and the interdependence of bodies and trees through a subtle palette and material intensity.

Opening Wednesday 20 May.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Projet Wipeout presents an outdoor set that blends composed motifs and free improvisation, unfolding as a textured conversation between voices and instruments. The performance favours careful dynamics, sudden shifts and hospitable sonic spaces where tasting and communal listening intertwine. Lighting and sound are used to carve intimate moments and open-air expanses, creating a warm, convivial atmosphere that invites attentive immersion and spontaneous exchange.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

20 – 25 May

In May, Fête de la Nature takes over Geneva with a breath of fresh air.  For a few days, the city turns green with guided walks, outdoor workshops, wildlife encounters, and hands-on activities — all designed to reconnect you with nature, right in and around Geneva.

A feel-good festival where curiosity meets the outdoors.

Saturday 23 May, 21:00

Founded in 2018 by Louis Schild, Le Recueil des Miracles unfolds as a communal music journey inspired by the tarantella. Vocalist Antoine Läng, violinist Clara Levy, flautist Anne Gillot, clarinetists Laurent Bruttin and others weave between festive Thracian rhythms and introspective Asia Minor melodies. Gaspar Pahud shapes the electronic soundscape while David Meier anchors the pulse on drums. The ensemble blurs boundaries between performers and listeners, creating echoing, embodied soundscapes that shift between trance-like release and reflective intimacy.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

19 – 31 May

Are Demons Among Us? Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym was a French citizen from Avignon who, after having his cards read by a fortune-teller, began to see malevolent beings all around him, whom he called “goblins.” The delusion lasted his entire life. His book on demons is an impressively detailed work, written in a rich literary style and containing utterly bizarre content—both pathetic and unintentionally comical.

It constitutes the most complete account of the inner world of a man gripped by profound madness. It was rediscovered in the following century by the Surrealists, notably Raymond Queneau, as well as by enthusiasts of outsider art. The performance will be a montage of the very words of this famous “literary madman” and will offer the audience a journey into the labyrinth of his thoughts.

In French.

22 – 24 May

Mai au Parc brings the community together for a lively three-day outdoor festival featuring fifteen concerts (including nine Swiss acts), family-friendly activities, and a wide selection of food stalls. Enjoy moments at the wine bar and explore a culinary world tour served on ten small plates. Activities and community-run stands invite everyone to participate; volunteers are welcome to join. The festival celebrates local music, conviviality and shared neighbourhood spirit.

23 – 31 May

Ronchon l’teigneux is a spirited adaptation of Menander’s Dyskolos by the Groupe de Théâtre Antique de l’Université de Neuchâtel. Performed outdoors in a garden setting, this lively staging uses a colloquial translation to blend ancient comedy with contemporary energy. The ensemble favours physical humour, tight timing and convivial tableaux to explore stubbornness, love and comic misunderstandings, culminating in a communal-feast atmosphere that amplifies the play’s social warmth.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Thursday 21 May, 18:00

This educational escape game explores botanical science through a narrative investigation: players inherit an ancestral botanist’s study and must identify a historical medicinal plant described in a 1715 letter. The experience investigates plant-based remedies, species identification, and the analytical thinking behind developing treatments for malaria. Participants examine botanical clues, practice observational and analytical skills, and apply scientific reasoning to reconstruct historical knowledge and assess how specific plants can influence public health.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Conceived and performed by Claire Michel de Haas, this musical tour traces the evolution of music written for the human voice from ancient Greek fragments to contemporary repertoire. Vocal pieces converse with the collection, juxtaposed with harpsichord, cello and viola da gamba, and piano played by Réjane Buchet, Arbogaste Plantard and Johann Vacher. The programme blends historical timbres and intimate narration, creating a contemplative, tactile soundscape that invites close listening and reimagines the voice as both instrument and storyteller.

In French.

18 – 26 May

Victoire Cathalan presents a series of paintings that trace the porous boundary between human presence and forested life. Through layered oils and textured surfaces, her canvases evoke arboreal forms, bodily traces and the regenerative forces of the living world. The exhibition invites sustained looking at the vegetal as subject and collaborator, exploring scale, gesture and the interdependence of bodies and trees through a subtle palette and material intensity.

Opening Wednesday 20 May.

Thursday 21 May, 18:30

Projet Wipeout presents an outdoor set that blends composed motifs and free improvisation, unfolding as a textured conversation between voices and instruments. The performance favours careful dynamics, sudden shifts and hospitable sonic spaces where tasting and communal listening intertwine. Lighting and sound are used to carve intimate moments and open-air expanses, creating a warm, convivial atmosphere that invites attentive immersion and spontaneous exchange.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

20 – 25 May

In May, Fête de la Nature takes over Geneva with a breath of fresh air.  For a few days, the city turns green with guided walks, outdoor workshops, wildlife encounters, and hands-on activities — all designed to reconnect you with nature, right in and around Geneva.

A feel-good festival where curiosity meets the outdoors.

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Geneva Classics

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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