17 April – 30 May

Welcome to Your Future: Centenarians of Switzerland

Free

This exhibition presents portraits and personal testimonies of about twenty Swiss centenarians alongside results from the SWISS100 interdisciplinary research project. Photographs, audio testimonies, archival documents and data visualisations dialogue to reveal everyday realities of longevity. The display combines portraiture and research to challenge clichés, exploring memory, loss, care and social infrastructures that shape life after a hundred. Visitors encounter intimate narratives framed by scientific analysis and visual storytelling.

Opening: Thursday 16 April, 18:30 – 20:30

Boulevard Carl-Vogt 66,
1205 Geneva

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23 January – 19 April

Silver Power – Women proud of their gray hair

Art & Exhibits

Galerie du Boléro

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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18 – 19 April

Ben. Fama, roi du bissap

Art & Exhibits

Galerie Séries Rares

Step into a vibrant universe where art, culture, and flavor intertwine. FAMA – King of Bissap invites you on a sensory journey inspired by the iconic West African hibiscus drink—known as bissap, often celebrated as a “royal elixir” for its deep color, refreshing taste, and cultural significance.

Through bold visuals and rich storytelling, the exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and transmission. Like bissap itself—both everyday ritual and festive symbol—FAMA’s work bridges tradition and contemporary expression, transforming familiar references into powerful artistic narratives.

Presented at Séries Rares, this exhibition offers a unique encounter between African-inspired aesthetics and contemporary art practices. Each piece resonates like a sip of bissap: intense, vibrant, and unforgettable.

More than an exhibition, FAMA – King of Bissap is an invitation to experience culture through color, memory, and emotion.

OPENING April 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist
CLOSING April 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the presence of the artist

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12 March – 9 May

L’ordre mis en jeu – Gerhard Hotter

Art & Exhibits

La Galerie 38

German artist Gerhard Hotter (born 1954) presents a survey of works that unfolds across five decades, exploring play as a mode of learning and experimentation. Early paintings from the 1980s evoke inner labyrinths populated by chess pieces, playing cards and miniature toys; later works evolve into modular constructions inspired by Bauhaus toys, privileging pure form, volume, colour and combinable structures. Hotter employs Langford sequences as compositional tools, situating his practice within concrete art where order becomes an active, playful principle. Recent pieces expand this enquiry through relief, light and spatial interventions.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 12 March, 18:00.

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12 March – 14 May

Gianni Motti

Art & Exhibits

Galerie Mezzanin

Gianni Motti is a Swiss conceptual artist known for blurring the boundaries between art, politics and everyday life. Often working through interventions, performances and symbolic gestures, he inserts himself into real-world situations—from institutions to public events—to question power, authorship and the role of the artist. His provocative and often humorous works invite audiences to reconsider what art can be and where it can happen.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 12 March, 18:00

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19 September 2025 – 4 October 2026

Tender Buttons

Art & Exhibits

Musée Ariana

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.

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12 March – 16 May

Architecture of Memories

Art & Exhibits

Fabienne Levy Gallery

Architecture of Memories is a two-person exhibition by German artist Alina Frieske and Swiss artist Tobias Nussbaumer. Frieske reworks fragments of online imagery into digital collages that question image production and contemporary visual culture. Nussbaumer constructs layered virtual and architectural spaces through detailed pencil and ink drawings based on personal archives. Together their works probe how images configure memory, spatial perception and identity, juxtaposing digital fragmentation with meticulous draughtsmanship.

Opening during Nuit des Bains, Thursday 12 March, 18:00.

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Welcome to Your Future: Centenarians of Switzerland