7 – 10 May

GemGenève Special Exhibit : Shaping Matter, Enhancing Beauty

Booking Required

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.

Route François-Peyrot 30,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
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