Located in the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the Barbier-Mueller Museum preserves, exhibits, and studies a collection of artworks of immense variety. Today, it comprises several thousand works spanning from antiquity to the present day and includes objects from every continent. Every six months, the Barbier-Mueller Museum offers new presentations of its collections and temporary exhibitions. The museum regularly invites contemporary artists to interpret the works in its collections and rethink the layout of the galleries, thereby shifting our understanding of the exhibited works over time. Lectures, talks, readings, and performances complement this exhibition program.
A small museum with a very big world inside. Hidden in Geneva’s Old Town, Barbier-Mueller draws on several thousand works spanning Antiquity to the present and representing cultures from across the globe. Displays change regularly, so there is always another part of this remarkable collection to discover.
An unprecedented exhibition traces the mask’s presence across continents and eras through 84 historical masks and contemporary creations. The displays juxtapose objects from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas without geographical or chronological order, inviting reflection on the universal need to mask. Themes range from ritual, theatre and carnival to cinema, sport and contemporary art, addressing questions of identity, memory and protection through sculptural form, material practices and performative context.
Opening: Tuesday 27 October, 18:00
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