Nestled in the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the Museum of Art and History ranks among Switzerland’s largest museums. Boasting a collection of around 650,000 objects spanning applied arts, fine arts, and archaeology across five floors, the museum embraces a dynamic and innovative approach to showcase its treasures through unexpected exhibitions. Annually, it hosts approximately ten temporary exhibitions, frequently inviting contemporary artists to contribute. The museum organizes a variety of surprising events, including yoga classes in the galleries and after-work parties.
Quatuor Terpsycordes presents a concentrated evening of Haydn string quartets, featuring the B-flat major Op. 9 No. 5, D minor Op. 42 No. 1 and F major Op. 74 No. 2. The four musicians explore Haydn’s wit and expressive depth through refined ensemble playing, articulate phrasing and agile dynamic contrasts. Attention to texture and counterpoint reveals both intimacy and dramatic sweep, inviting attentive listening. A short pre-concert introduction by Isabelle Burkhalter offers contextual insight.
Led by the Quatuor Terpsycordes with cultural mediator Isabelle Burkhalter, this twenty-minute introduction to the “Intégrale Haydn” concert unpacks the dialogue between the learned and the popular in Haydn’s writing. The quartet and mediator combine musical excerpts, close listening cues and historical context to reveal stylistic cross-currents. The tone is intimate and exploratory, guiding listeners from analytical insight to sensory appreciation and preparing them for the full concert experience.
In French.
Performed by Nile Koetting, this live performance arises from Jade Meili Barget’s ‘First impressions’ residency and examines the fragile mechanics of perception and encounter. Using measured gestures, spatial rhythms and attentive listening, Koetting sculpts a contemplative atmosphere where bodily detail and silence carry emotional weight. The piece invites close attention to timing, texture and the poetics of presence, producing intimate tension and quiet revelation.
The Grand Théâtre invites you to the MAH for Apéropéra, a convivial event blending music, humor, and conversation over an urban aperitif. In a relaxed setting, the audience is invited to (re)discover Rameau’s Castor & Pollux from a fresh, contemporary perspective, far from academic discourse, through anecdotes from past and present and musical performances echoing the opera.
In French.
Claire Rufenacht, dance therapist, is joined by dancer Pedro Ratto and cultural mediator Murielle Brunschwig, who offer complementary approaches to movement and cultural mediation.
These therapeutic workshops combine Argentine tango with adapted movement exercises for people with neurological conditions (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, post-stroke and other movement disorders) and their caregivers. The sessions explore balance, rhythm and social engagement, examining how dance can support mobility, communication and emotional well-being.
In French.
Afterwork #44 is part of the Groove’N’Move Festival and is held in collaboration with the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
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