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Join lively mornings where tiny fingers bring animals to life. Little hand-puppets dance and invite children into John’s world full of surprises and sing-along rhymes. Touch soft textures, follow bright colours and playful movements as animals chirp and rustle. Children explore sounds, stories and simple actions, clap and mimic gestures. This hands-on experience sparks curiosity, warm laughter and gentle learning through play.
In French. Kids ages 2–4.
Anthony Kavanagh returns with a polished stand-up evening that mixes sharp social observation, warm storytelling and physical comedy. On stage he navigates identity, family and contemporary life with infectious energy and precise timing, inviting laughter that often shifts into quieter reflection. The show balances wit and sincerity, offering moments of absurdity alongside pointed critique, and showcases Kavanagh’s ability to connect intimately with audiences through voice, gesture and character-driven sketches.
In French.
Morgane Frémaux, together with a cultural mediator, leads an immersive sound walk that listens to the mineral world. Through site-responsive sound pieces, field recordings and guided listening, the project foregrounds stones as carriers of layered histories and subtle temporalities. The experience blends sound art and performative listening at a measured, small-step pace, inviting participants to attune to textures, resonances and the narratives embedded in geological matter. It questions how attention reshapes ordinary landscapes.
Jump into festive autumn days bursting with surprises. Explore bright colors and lively sounds through short presentations, moving visits, story readings, cinema moments, breakdance and hands-on creative workshops. Make, move and listen as you notice textures, rhythms and hidden details at every corner. Families team up to create, dance and imagine together, mixing play and discovery in every activity.
In French. Kids ages 3–5; kids ages 6 and up.
An energetic evening of spontaneous theatre, the 32nd Mondial d’Improvisation brings together agile improvisers who craft scenes and characters on the spot. The ensemble explores rapid storytelling, sharp comic timing and emotional risk, playing with form and audience suggestion. Staging favors minimal props and a nimble ensemble dynamic, producing a vibrant, unpredictable atmosphere where creativity and collaboration drive every moment.
In French.
Arsen Harutyunyan, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Armenian Academy of Sciences and the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan State University, presents research on medieval Armenian noblewomen’s patronage. Drawing on epigraphic evidence, Harutyunyan examines how elite women sponsored religious and cultural projects and how their presence is recorded in inscriptions, illuminating gendered networks of power and memory in medieval Armenia.
In English.
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The Acedia project by French photographer Louise Desnos offers a contemplative photographic exploration of slowness, fatigue and intimacy. Through sensitive, minimalist compositions and staged portraits, Desnos elevates inertia and non-events into a quiet poetics. The series examines idleness as resistance, a space for introspection and for reclaiming autonomy. Photographs emphasize material textures, soft light and the presence of bodies at rest, inviting viewers to reconsider cultural prejudices about productivity and rest.
Voltaire lived here — and that alone makes Les Délices worth knowing about. The historic residence houses manuscripts, artworks, and documents related to the philosopher and the Enlightenment. Access is more limited than at a conventional museum, so it works best as a special-visit recommendation.
Votive brings together Rachel Labastie and Robert Montgomery in an exhibition exploring desire, belief, memory and shared dreams for the future. Through sculpture, poetry, light, and site-specific installations, the artists reflect on peace, human connection, and the transformative power of art.
Opening: Wednesday 3 September at 18:00.
Franck Bohbot presents a selection of photographs of heritage libraries that open a space for meditation and reverie around the idea of the library.
Alongside these images, contemporary installations and mirrored arrangements that juxtapose photographs of personal libraries create reflective encounters, while a kaleidoscope of texts centers the theme. The exhibition examines how architecture, collection and personal memory shape our relation to knowledge, evoking nostalgia, curiosity and questions about the library as a social and imagined space.
Opening: 2 September, 18:30
Swiss artist Séverin Guelpa presents Rift, a vast immersive installation that shapes a sonic and telluric twilight. The work stages the fault as a porous space of listening, passage and transformation, where subterranean sounds converse with human voices and instrumental resonances. The presentation includes a live sound performance and collaborative vocal interventions with Varoujan Chetirian (sound composition), Antoine Läng (vocals and instrument) and Yvonne Harder (vocals), articulating material, temporal and acoustic relations.
Opening: Friday 18 September, 18:00
Two short plays by Anton Chekhov staged by Tibor Ockenfels and Flavie Tapparel, presented as compact dramatic machines where romantic comedy masks escalating confrontations between desire, affection and material interest. Performances rely on precise physical timing, terse exchanges and a lean, playful design to reveal the simmering violence behind courtship rituals. The three actors — Estelle Bridet, Matteo Prandi and Raphaël Vachoux — inhabit heightened character types that shift between farce and darker comic truth, creating a sharply observed, kinetic evening.
In French.
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Geneva Classics
Visiting for the first time? A quick guide to the city’s top attractions.
An intimate museum in the heart of Geneva, the Musée Tatiana Zoubov presents the refined collection assembled by its namesake collector. Paintings, furniture, porcelain, silverware and decorative objects evoke the atmosphere of a private European collection, offering a glimpse into the tastes and art of living of another era.
In the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the International Museum of the Reformation traces the history and legacy of the Protestant Reformation from the 16th century to the present day. Historical objects, artworks and immersive displays explore a movement that profoundly shaped Geneva and influenced societies around the world.
Located in the historic heart of Carouge, the Musée de Carouge explores the artistic and cultural heritage of this distinctive town. Its collections and temporary exhibitions bring together fine and decorative arts, local history and contemporary creation, reflecting Carouge’s unique identity and creative spirit.
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