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.
Discover the fascinating island of Sumba, renowned for its richly symbolic textiles and unique ancestral traditions. In this conference, Georges Breguet shares insights from over 50 years of research and travels in Indonesia, presenting rare film excerpts of a royal funeral ceremony and exploring the hidden meanings of Sumba’s marapu religion, textiles, and ritual objects.
In French.
Join guide Irène Gautier at the Barbier-Mueller Museum for a unique exploration of the exhibition “Échos.” This guided tour creates a sensitive and aesthetic dialogue between the works of photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh and the museum’s treasured collections, delving into universal themes such as motherhood, birth, life, aging, and death. Designed for participants aged 12 and up, group sizes are limited to 20 people.
Experience a diverse concert conducted by Sergey Ostrovsky and Noémie Bialobroda, featuring a captivating program with works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Corigliano, Igudesman, Loboda, and Paganini. The evening will showcase performances by talented musicians such as Barbora Butvydaite on viola, the Solveig Quartet, Sory Park on violin, and Jonathan Gerstner on cello. Highlighted pieces include Bach’s Partita No. 2, Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 3, and Paganini’s caprices.
Participants will unleash their creativity through drawing or writing, inspired by the displayed artworks to craft imaginative scenarios and stories.
In French. Ages 7 to 12.
Unleash your creativity at the Musée Barbier-Mueller by drawing or crafting stories inspired by its exhibited works. This workshop invites young participants to marvel at the beauty from around the world and create imaginative scenarios, tales, and legends based on the museum’s objects. Kids can attend alone or with an adult, with free adult participation for members of the Friends of the Museum Association.
In French. Ages 7 to 12.
The Barbier-Mueller Museum presents “Échos,” an exhibition where photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh explores the museum’s works through his artistic lens. This sensitive and aesthetic approach encourages reflection on universal themes such as birth, life, aging, and death.
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