23 March – 5 june

Guided Tour: Mechanical Music

MAH

Free, Booking Required

Join a guided tour of the exhibition led by a historian, offering unique insights and perspectives.

The exhibition “Musique mécanique” offers visitors the chance to experience the wonder of the melodies created by music boxes. Sounds, silences, percussion and mechanical noises evoke emotions and memories, evoking the prestige enjoyed by mechanical music in 19th-century salons. It will also highlight the birth of the music box in Geneva, in line with late 18th-century watchmaking production from small format to large volume, which is now enjoying an era of revival.

In French.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève

Photo Credit: MAH Genève

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Photo Credit: MAH Genève

3 June 2024 – 1 June 2025

Dialogues on Humanity

Art & Exhibits

Red Cross Museum

In collaboration with the Photo Elysée Museum, the “Dialogues On Humanity” exhibition explores how photography can deepen our understanding of humanitarian principles. Through five themed sections, the images encourage reflection on global crises and the significance of humanitarian efforts. Each set of photographs is paired with questions to stimulate dialogue and invite visitors to share their reactions. This project is a joint effort by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Photo Elysée Museum, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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24 January – 1 June

Treasures of the Petit Palais Geneva

Art & Exhibits

Fondation de l'Hermitage

FURTHER AFIELD

In spring 2025, the Fondation de l’Hermitage will showcase masterpieces from the Petit Palais in Geneva, featuring a unique collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works assembled by Oscar Ghez. This remarkable collection includes pieces by Manet, Renoir, and lesser-known painters like Caillebotte and Steinlen, as well as female artists such as Bracquemond and Valadon.

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31 January – 22 June

La Genevoise: Carte Blanche à Carole Bove

Art & Exhibits

MAH

Immerse yourself in 15,000 years of Geneva history, reinterpreted by New York artist Carol Bove, born in Geneva in 1971. The exhibition takes a fresh look at the MAH collection, inviting visitors to follow a timeline from regional archaeological discoveries to the most recent contemporary pieces. Presented chronologically, the works take a creative, anthropological, interactive and educational approach. Between ancient artifacts, masterpieces and everyday objects, this new Carte Blanche revisits the museum space, blurring the boundaries between art and everyday objects. An invitation to touch, feel and observe in a new way, free from convention, to redefine our relationship with art and the museum.

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22 May – 30 November

Our Biodiversity

Art & Exhibits

Jardin botanique

Delve into biodiversity and reflect on our role in its preservation within the heart of the garden. This journey, enhanced by Geneva’s Municipal Biodiversity Strategy, features brief texts displayed on veils designed to educate the public. The program also includes discussion walks, a memory game, and a series of podcasts focused on biodiversity.

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16 April – 6 July

DOM

Art & Exhibits

Villa Bernasconi

Delphine Reist and Laurent Faulon transform Villa Bernasconi with an immersive exhibition that returns each room to its original function. Through object-based artworks, automatons, accumulations, and scale shifts, they craft an atmosphere of eeriness and unease. Faulon converts the villa into an ambiguous space, while Reist examines alienating work practices. Their works engage in a dialogue on private, social, and political themes. The exhibition is accompanied by a variety of events, including tours, performances, readings, lectures, and workshops for children.

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16 April – 20 July

女 Chinese Women

Art & Exhibits

Fondation Baur

The Chinese Women exhibition explores various aspects of women’s lives in Chinese culture through a selection of works highlighting their condition and the tensions associated with it. It begins by examining the traditional representation of women in art, from the funerary sculptures of the Tang dynasty to portraits of mature wives from the Qing dynasty. The exhibition also looks at the idealized image of the Chinese woman in Europe, spread through export porcelain and chinoiseries by artists like Watteau and Boucher. It further addresses themes such as marriage, female ornaments, foot binding, and protective female deities, concluding with the stories of Chinese women artists, from Dong Xiaowan to Peng Wei. The exhibition includes contributions from the Musée Ariana, the Museum of Art and History, the Ethnography Museum of Geneva, and the Rietberg Museum of Zurich.

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Guided Tour: Mechanical Music