Guided tour of the exhibition “Casanova in Geneva, A Libertine at Calvin’s” with a historian.
To mark the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova, the MAH presents a major exhibition on this iconic 18th-century figure. Seducer, adventurer, writer, and traveler, Casanova left his mark on Geneva through his encounters with Voltaire. Rare manuscripts and objects trace the captivating journey of a libertine in Calvin’s city.
Sundays 5 October, 2 November & 1 February at 2:30 PM.
In French.
An expert-led guided visit examining the intersections between art history and the contemporary art market. The session considers how historical narratives shape valuation, provenance, and collecting practices across painting, sculpture, and installation. Participants will explore curatorial strategies, market mechanisms, and the material and conceptual languages that inform reception and trade. Emphasis is placed on critical readings of works, the role of provenance, and ethical considerations in collecting and exhibiting.
Multiple guided visits are offered throughout the fair, conducted in both English and French.
Artist Josèfa Ntjam presents A Constellation of Blackness, a hypnotic 33-minute sound-performance that weaves spoken word and instrumental improvisation. Situated within the Anti-Nymphs program, the piece reimagines Greco‑Roman myth through feminist and Afrofuturist lenses, collaging sampled fragments of twentieth-century Black voices. Ntjam invokes African mythology, ancestral rites, religious symbolism and science fiction to explore Blackness, darkness, antimatter and the sense of cosmic kinship, creating a dense, ritualised atmosphere that is both lyrical and confrontational.
Pleasing the Spirits invites you on a journey through the Barbier-Mueller Collection, showcasing artworks from around the globe. Curated by Séverine Fromaigeat and Paul Maheke, the exhibition offers an open-ended exploration of diverse objects, awakening spirits and uncovering territories to discover.
The Tender Buttons exhibition offers a multidisciplinary exploration centered on buttons, delving into their identity and historical significance. Featuring over three hundred ceramic and glass buttons, the exhibition interacts with the museum’s works to highlight their role in both formal experimentation and socio-cultural narratives. The exhibition’s architecture evokes the commercial arcades of the 19th century, a pivotal era for button industrialization. Curated by Claire FitzGerald, the exhibition is supported by the Swiss Fashion Museum and showcases never-before-seen pieces from several prestigious collections.
La Cuisine des Collectionneurs is a convivial, evolving exhibition where contemporary art meets gastronomy. The project invites four collectors to curate walls from their personal collections. It blends scenography, shared collecting, and a collective display, extended into the kitchen through an ephemeral menu inspired by their worlds. Conceived as a living space, the exhibition unfolds with talks, meals, and gatherings over time, celebrating exchange, generosity, and the pleasure of art—on the walls and on the plate.
Ghislaine Heger presents a photographic series of portraits that foreground 101 women from French-speaking Switzerland and their experiences of ageing and gray hair. Combining portrait photography with each subject’s own testimony, the work examines social expectations, gendered scrutiny and the intimate moments that surround a visible change.
The exhibition evokes questions of identity, dignity and resilience, offering nuanced, gentle accounts that reveal how personal histories intersect with broader cultural attitudes toward ageing.
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