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.
Lie back with your baby and listen. In a soft gallery of Swiss landscapes, gentle sounds and quiet stories invite tiny ears to notice wind, water, and birds. Touch fabrics, follow slow movements, and watch colors shift as a cultural mediator and musician play simple tunes. This calm sensory journey lets babies discover new textures, rhythms, and voices while sharing close moments with an adult.
Dates :
Friday 5 June, 09:00, 10:00, 11:15
Friday 28 August, 09:00, 10:00, 11:15
In French. Kids ages 3 months–2 years.
Geneva artists Serval (graffiti artist) and Kalonji (illustrator) present a collaborative encounter that foregrounds live creation and dialogue with exhibited works.
Combining graffiti and illustrative practices, they produce spontaneous drawings, interventions and sketches that respond to the visual and conceptual language of surrounding pieces. The project explores authorship, public versus institutional modes of making, and the exchange between street-based mark-making and narrative image-making. It reveals how processual gestures can reframe and question modes of display.
In French.
Step into the world of picture frames and discover how a simple edge can change a work of art. Play the role of a framer: compare wood grains, imagine gilded edges, and choose colors that make a painting glow. Hear short stories about tools and feel the idea of textures and shapes. Activities focus on looking closely, making choices, and seeing how frames change light, color and mood.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
Erwan Tréguer, a Mindfulness instructor, and Murielle Brunschwig, a cultural mediator, lead a two-voice mindfulness session bridging contemplative practice and art interpretation.
The session explores attentive perception through guided breath and listening exercises in relation to Hodler’s paintings, examining how focused attention reveals emotional textures, compositional dynamics, and personal meaning. It investigates ways art can foster presence and reflective awareness and prompts discussion about the relationship between attention, emotion, and interpretation.
In French.
Tiptoe, sing, and explore a gentle museum journey made for little ones. Listen to short stories, touch soft textures, and follow bright images that spark imagination. Feel the hush of the rooms, the rhythm of footsteps, and the surprise of tiny discoveries at each corner. Adults share the moment, helping children wonder and name colors, sounds, and movements. Short and calm, this guided stroll encourages curiosity, sensory play, and shared stories.
Dates :
Wednesday 10 June, 10:30, 14:30, 15:30
Friday 12 June, 10:30
Wednesday 17 June, 10:30
In French. Kids ages 3–5.
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.
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