5 November – 19 December

Devotio

Free

This exhibition examines saintly figures in Flemish painting of the 16th and 17th centuries, showing how sacred art once served as a shared visual language across a fragmented Christian Europe. Through attributes, garments, objects, gestures, animals, light, and texture, viewers learn to read the identities and stories of saints such as Christopher, Jerome, Barbara, and Mary Magdalene. The exhibition also reveals how the painting itself speaks through beauty and symbolism, inviting close looking at the visual codes that shaped devotion and meaning.

Opening: (AVV) 5 November, 16:00

Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 7,
1204 Genève, Switzerland

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Photo Credit: Maître anonyme d’après Marinus van Reymerswaele | Saint-Jérôme, milieu du XVe siècle | panneau 49 x 62,8 cm

16 September – 31 January

The New Realism, Act II

Art & Exhibits

L'Exemplaire

This second chapter of Sonia Zannettacci’s exhibition revisits the legacy of Nouveau Réalisme through works by Arman, César, Christo, Dufrêne, Klein, Niki de Saint Phalle, Rotella, Spoerri, Tinguely and Villeglé. Emerging from the consumer city, their practices challenged traditional painting and sculpture by presenting the object itself. The exhibition reflects on appropriation, accumulation and transformation, following Pierre Restany’s idea of a poetic recycling of urban, industrial and advertising reality.

Opening: (AVV) 5 November, 16:00

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26 September – 31 March

From Shadow to Light

Art & Exhibits

MAH

This evolving exhibition explores Geneva painting from public collections, bringing together 82 works created between 1444 and 1782. Unfolding in three acts, the exhibition evolves alongside the museum’s ongoing research and restoration work.

Act I: Before 1535, Surviving the Storm – 26 September 2026 – 21 March 2027
Rare works that survived the Protestant iconoclasm of 1535, including Konrad Witz’s 1444 panels.

Act II: 1536–1685, The Secular Turn – 23 March – 19 September 2027
Following the Reformation, Geneva’s artistic landscape was transformed, with artists increasingly turning to secular subjects for both private and public settings.

Act III: 1685–1782, A Spectacular Flourishing – 25 September 2027 – March 2028
The Age of Enlightenment saw painting flourish in Geneva, with portraits and landscapes by artists including Robert Gardelle, Barthélemy Guillibaud and Jean-Étienne Liotard.

An ever-evolving journey through nearly three centuries of painting in Geneva, revealing its history, artistic techniques and the fascinating work behind its conservation.

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5 November – 5 December

Close Encounter

Art & Exhibits

Gowen Contemporary

Close Encounter brings together French artist and draughtsman Jérôme Zonder and Swiss sculptor Jan Steenman in a focused dialogue on portraiture, the body, and material presence. Zonder’s small-format drawings, made with pencil, graphite, and charcoal, hover between likeness, caricature, and abstraction, while his fingertips leave visible traces in the pigment. Steenman’s ceramic sculpture Numinous explores a hidden human presence absorbed within form. Together, their works shift between recognition and estrangement, rewarding close and sustained looking.

Opening: (AVV) 5 November, 16:00

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Permanent exhibition

The Order of Malta: History & Heritage

Art & Exhibits

Musée de Compesières

Tucked inside the historic Commanderie de Compesières, this unusual collection traces the military and humanitarian history of the Order of Malta through uniforms, paintings, manuscripts, medals and coins. A niche museum with a setting to match — visits are by appointment, so a little planning is required.

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3 September – 30 November

Votive – Rachel Labastie and Robert Montgomery

Art & Exhibits

Analix Forever

Votive brings together Rachel Labastie and Robert Montgomery in an exhibition exploring desire, belief, memory and shared dreams for the future. Through sculpture, poetry, light, and site-specific installations, the artists reflect on peace, human connection, and the transformative power of art.

Opening: Wednesday 3 September at 18:00.

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2 September – 3 January

EXEM aux urnes – 40 ans d’affiches politiques

Art & Exhibits

Quartier Libre SIG

EXEM aux urnes – 40 Years of Political Posters brings together 40 political posters by Geneva-based illustrator EXEM between 1988 and 2023. Spanning nearly four decades of Swiss direct democracy, the exhibition explores the distinctive language of political posters at the intersection of graphic art, satire, and political commentary.

Through EXEM’s sharp and engaging imagery, the exhibition traces the political issues and communication styles that have shaped Swiss public life, and offers insight into the artist’s creative process and the stories behind his iconic posters.

Opening: Tuesday 1 September, 18:00

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