Palexpo

Palexpo

Located next to Geneva Airport, Palexpo is a versatile convention and exhibition center that accommodates a diverse array of events, including trade fairs, conferences, sports competitions, and cultural activities. Notable events held at Palexpo include Art Genève, the Salon du Livre, Watch and Wonders, and the Geneva International Horse show.
Route François-Peyrot 30,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex

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7 – 10 May

GemGenève presents an exhibition curated by Pauline d’Abrigeon, exploring the interplay between artisan hands and rare mineral and organic materials. The show brings together over a hundred loaned objects — jade, coral, onyx, agate, amber, tortoiseshell and more — alongside nearly forty works from the Baur Foundation.

It highlights lapidary and conservation techniques through live métiers d’art demonstrations, workshops, panel discussions, and guided tours on request, while a pop‑up bookshop and author signing complement the program.

14 – 19 April

Time to Watches gathers over eighty-five independent watch brands and creators to showcase contemporary watchmaking. The presentation focuses on timepieces and objects that explore design, technical innovation and artisanal craft, from compact mechanical constructions to conceptual editions. A village-like layout frames varied atmospheres where exhibitions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops invite close attention to materiality, finishing and the makers’ processes. The event reveals how independent practice negotiates tradition, experimentation and the social rituals surrounding time.

7 – 10 July

This summit convenes policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, artists and youth to examine how AI transforms economies, healthcare, education, creativity and governance. Programmes include keynotes, expert discussions, workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition of robotics, autonomous systems and brain–computer interfaces, highlighting applied solutions from search-and-rescue drones to personalized health AI. The event investigates ethical, social and technical challenges while showcasing skills development and youth engagement to support responsible innovation and international dialogue.

14 – 20 April

Watchmaking maisons including Audemars Piguet and other new entrants present contemporary horological practice through mechanical timepieces, prototypes and design studies. The programme foregrounds artisanal craftsmanship, complications and material innovation, juxtaposing heritage movements with experimental technologies showcased in a LAB incubator. Through a mix of object-focused displays and technical demonstrations, the exhibition interrogates timekeeping’s aesthetic and industrial languages, revealing how tradition and cutting‑edge engineering redefine notions of luxury, function and cultural identity.

Saturday 21 March, 17:00

Patrick Chappatte, guest author and renowned cartoonist (Les Arènes BD), gives carte blanche to investigative journalist Anne-Frédérique Widmann, in a conversation moderated by Patrick Morier-Genoud. They examine the role of media, editorial illustration and investigative reporting in contemporary democracies, focusing on how events are narrated, the ethical responsibilities of those who interpret them, and the critical perspective citizens need to understand the world.

In French.

Friday 20 March, 18:00

Douglas Kennedy, author of Ailleurs, chez moi (Belfond), examines the fractures and myths of American identity through memory, travel and history. A keen jazz aficionado, he speaks with pianist and writer Laurent de Wilde, for whom jazz embodies a living memory of the United States. The conversation brings literature and jazz together to investigate how a nation narrates itself, its tensions, and the intimate dimensions of its stories. Moderated by Pascal Schouwey.

In French.

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