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.
Geneva artists Serval and Kalonji present a dialogue between graffiti and illustration, bringing together spray-painted mark-making and drawn line. The presentation focuses on collaborative creation and the material interplay between aerosol, ink and paper, producing works that blur boundaries between street art and studio practice.
Their pieces explore urban visual language, rhythm, and the politics of public imagery, inviting reflection on authorship, gesture and the ways contemporary graphic forms shape collective perception.
In French.
Wander through the rooms as artworks begin to tell their own stories. Listen to soft whispers, spot bright colors and curious shapes, and follow tiny clues hidden in paintings and sculptures. Children will imagine characters, ask questions, and share discoveries with family. The activity invites close looking, gentle movement, and playful storytelling that sparks curiosity and creativity. Sounds, textures and colors guide the journey.
In French. Kids ages 4 and up.
Exposition Observatoires is presented as a guided public tour led by an art historian, examining an exhibition that gathers works by contemporary artists exploring observation, perception and the politics of looking.
The presentation focuses on photographic, sculptural and installation-based projects, highlighting material processes and archival strategies. The tour situates the works within historical and personal contexts and invites reflection on how images and objects mediate attention and shape collective ways of seeing.
In French.
Serval (graffiti artist) and Kalonji (illustrator) present a collaborative practice that foregrounds exchange and creation in dialogue with existing artworks. Through drawing, layered surfaces and direct mark-making, they blur boundaries between street art and illustration, producing works that oscillate between improvisation and composition. The exhibition probes authorship, apprenticeship and public conversation, revealing how ephemeral gestures and graphic forms can reframe familiar images and provoke new modes of looking.
In French.
An open hip-hop jam where DJs and dancers converge in an improvised celebration of street culture. In collaboration with Association Breakdance Genève, the session foregrounds rhythmic interplay, call-and-response exchanges and physical storytelling. Expect pulsing beats, spontaneous battles and moments of collective intensity as performers trade moves and musical cues. The atmosphere is raw and electric, alternating between intimate grooves and explosive bursts, inviting both participants and listeners into shared momentum.
Thursday 6 August, 18:00
Thursday 13 August, 18:00
Thursday 20 August, 18:00
Thursday 27 August, 18:00
An open-mic evening dedicated to rap and hip-hop, this performance gathers emerging voices and seasoned MCs in a fluid program of freestyles, written pieces and rhythmic exchanges. Focusing on voice, rhythm and social expression, the event emphasizes improvisation, community dialogue and the physicality of performance. Presented in collaboration with Association Breakdance Genève, lighting and sound shape shifting atmospheres that move from raw intimacy to charged collective energy.
Culture, curated weekly.
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