Swiss artist Virginie Rebetez presents a photographic inquiry into objects associated with death and mourning. Through finely composed photographs and careful re-interpretations of found artefacts, the work examines material cultures surrounding mortality, memory and ritual. The series juxtaposes documentary clarity with subtle conceptual interventions to question how objects encode personal and collective narratives of loss. Developed in dialogue with researchers, the exhibition reveals how scientific and curatorial perspectives reframe everyday objects into sites of reflection and knowledge.
This guided visit examines plant extinctions through preserved herbarium specimens and the exhibition «Raconter la Mort». Since 1750, around 600 species have disappeared from the wild; preserved samples act as silent witnesses to biodiversity loss and human-driven extinction. The session explores how extinction is documented and narrated, what specimens reveal about lost ecosystems, and invites reflection on conservation lessons and practical measures to help prevent further losses.
In French.
This guided tour explores the often-overlooked contributions of women to botany and to the Geneva Botanic Garden, examining roles from gardeners and collectors to scientists, artists and curators. It highlights historical figures such as Jeanne Barret and Sofia Topali and surveys herbarium specimens and library works that document their research and collections. The visit also reflects on contemporary staff and researchers, revealing how women advance plant and fungal sciences through cultivation, collection and scholarly study.
In French.
An outdoor project presenting works by various contemporary artists sited throughout a public garden. The exhibition stages a dialogue between art and landscape through sculptural and outdoor works that reveal changing relationships of scale, material and season. Using diverse materials and formats, the pieces question how context reshapes meaning, inviting close looking and unexpected encounters along pathways. The show considers the poetic and civic dimensions of placing art in nature, and the stories objects bring into shared outdoor spaces.
In French.
Explore the secret life of seeds in a lively celebration. Discover how tiny seeds travel, stick, float, or fall as you try hands-on challenges and playful games. Race with champion seeds in aerial acrobatics, a gravity marathon, and sticky darts. Feel textures in a touch challenge, guessing shapes by touch alone. Hear the rustle of wings and feel the tumble of falling seeds as you learn about survival strategies and how seeds help protect plant diversity.
Kids ages 0 and up.
Celebrate the secret life of seeds through playful team games. Children will choose six champion seeds and guide them through three lively challenges that reveal how seeds travel: airborne swoops, gravity marathons and sticky dart-like catches. Through hands-on play, participants will observe different dispersal strategies, test, cheer and learn about plant life cycles. Bright, noisy and active, the session encourages curiosity, cooperation and outdoor discovery.
Kids ages 4–99.
Culture, curated weekly.
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