Located in the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the Barbier-Mueller Museum houses an exceptional collection of art objects from every continent, spanning antiquity to the present day. Regularly renewed displays and temporary exhibitions offer fresh perspectives on the collection, often enriched by contemporary artists invited to rethink the gallery layout. Conferences, talks, readings, and performances accompany this evolving exhibition program.
Pleasing the Spirits invites you on a journey through the Barbier-Mueller Collection, showcasing artworks from around the globe. Curated by Séverine Fromaigeat and Paul Maheke, the exhibition offers an open-ended exploration of diverse objects, awakening spirits and uncovering territories to discover.
Follow ancient spirits from across the world as they whisper secrets and invite you into a mysterious quest. Explore symbols, listen to stories, and create small artworks that reveal hidden meanings. Use curiosity and simple tools to solve playful challenges, see bright colors and hear soft rhythms that awaken your imagination. Short discoveries and hands-on activities will spark new ideas and bold questions. Are you ready to set off on this creative journey?
In French. Kids ages 5–10.
Pleasing the Spirits examines the persistence of spiritual practices and ritual memory in contemporary art. The exhibition gathers works that probe relationships between the visible and the invisible, testing how objects, sounds and gestures carry cultural memories.
Through an intimate, evocative visual language the show evokes ancestral presences and questions the act of offering and remembrance. It foregrounds materiality and performative traces, inviting reflection on how communities negotiate belief, heritage and transformation.
In French.
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