La Nuit des Bains is a key cultural evening in Geneva, dedicated to contemporary art, featuring simultaneous gallery openings in the Quartier des Bains. Organized by the Quartier des Bains Association, the event is free and open to all, inviting visitors to discover new exhibitions, meet artists over a drink, and enjoy a lively, convivial atmosphere.
Mitchell Anderson presents a new edition and bodies of work examining the legacy of post‑war astronautics. Drawing on graphite relics from a V‑2 rocket, children’s drawings and mural motifs, the exhibition stages colour‑in pages alongside wall drawings and hybrid objects that hover between craft and ready‑made. Mixed‑media pieces employ encaustic, embroidery and hand‑written texts to interrogate the rocket as an icon that condenses both promise and violence, situating technological histories within intimate material registers.
The MAH showcases Tonutopie, an innovative installation by German artist Hans-Walter Müller, a trailblazer in inflatable structures. This large, transparent, and habitable sphere, nestled within Vincent Lamouroux’s La Passerelle, offers a unique sensory experience. It delves into the contrasts between the fluidity of inflatable structures and the rigidity of traditional architecture, providing visitors with a fresh perspective on space.
German photographer Lia Darjes presents the Plates-I-XXXI series, born from an observation of a squirrel approaching a leftover cake during lockdown. She reconstructs domestic meals, collects their detritus: dishes, flowers and crumbs, and arranges them with care as the beginnings of contemporary still lifes. She then sets a camera programmed to trigger in her absence, sometimes leaving it for nights, allowing animal intervention to capture suspended moments. The series celebrates subtle coexistence between humans and animals and the quiet beauty of a shared world.
In collaboration with the Centre de la photographie de Genève.
Bernard Salomon (c.1508–c.1561) is presented through his woodcut matrices and associated prints, drawings and early printed books. The exhibition focuses on wood-engraved matrices—over a hundred from the collection—and the techniques of Renaissance book illustration. It examines the material and visual economy of early publishing: how images were carved, reproduced and circulated, and how matrices shaped narrative and ornament. The works reveal the craft of printmaking and the enduring role of images in sixteenth-century textual culture.
In French.
During the renovation period of the MAMCO Genève building, the circulation of the collection and archival holdings provides an opportunity to initiate a series of off-site projects conceived as spaces of dialogue between Geneva’s cultural institutions.
In this context, the museum is partnering with the Maison Saint-Gervais to present an exhibition dedicated to Patricia Plattner (1953–2016), a Geneva-based artist, filmmaker and screenwriter. In 2025, her family entrusted MAMCO with the archives of her work; the exhibition offers an initial presentation of these materials through a selection of films, documents and archival items.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum presents the Prix Art Humanité, featuring works by five HEAD – Genève alumni exploring themes of sharing, engagement, and humanity. The exhibition also includes the first International Prize, by Lebanese artist Mohamad Khamis. Visitors can vote for their favourite project, with the Public Prize awarded during the ceremony.
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