The Ethnography Museum of Geneva (MEG) is housed in a remarkable contemporary building in the Plainpalais district. The MEG’s primary focus lies in the exploration of global societal and environmental issues, drawing from its rich collection of objects and documents representing cultures from all five continents. MEG offers original guided tours and engaging events for a diverse audience.
On a quick visit to the MEG, delve into the permanent exhibition by examining the collections through the lens of current social and environmental challenges. This visit invites reflection and dialogue on themes relevant to our everyday lives.
In French.
The exhibition “Le futur, c’est quoi ?” explores how humans have tried to imagine and predict the future across cultures and eras. Bringing together objects as varied as robots, tarot cards, lucky charms and divination tools, the show reveals the many ways societies seek to understand what lies ahead—through belief, technology and imagination. Playful and immersive, the exhibition invites visitors of all ages to reflect on their own relationship with the future and the possibilities it holds
This exhibition assembles objects old and new, from video games and pop culture gadgets to robots like the Omnibot 2000, Daruma statuettes and various oracles. Presented as a cabinet of curiosities, it probes beliefs, technological imaginaries and our relationship to progress. The displays offer strategies for dialoguing with the future, showcase artistic works imagining desirable futures and explore possible developments conceived locally. Content is aimed at ages 8 to 108.
The exhibition’s creators, working collaboratively with children, present a participatory exploration of possible futures through installations, interactive objects and playful prototypes. Combining mixed-media assemblage, robotics elements and graphic artefacts such as tarot-inspired cards, the works invite visitors—especially younger audiences—to activate collective imagination.
The tour illuminates creative processes, the questions that guided the project and the definitions of desirable and possible futures it reveals, encouraging reflection on how imagined scenarios can inform agency and social change.
In French.
A guided tour for young children to explore the temporary exhibition ‘The Future, what’s that ?’ at their own pace.
The Future, what’s that ? This is the question at the heart of the MEG’s new temporary exhibition. This exhibition invites you to enjoy an immersive and interactive experience exploring our relationship with the future. Through a tour that combines creativity, storytelling and games, the exhibition encourages young visitors to explore their imagination and invent desirable futures.
In French. Kids aged from 2 to 6
Join the creators of the exhibition on a guided tour through their collaborative show. Hear the ideas that guided them and discover how children helped shape the works. The creators explain their creative choices, share questions about possible futures, and invite you to think along. Listen to their stories, observe artworks and the processes behind them, and explore ideas together in a curious, lively way.
In French.
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