26 October – 11 January, some Sundays

Guided tour with Nicolas Crispini: “Apocalypse: What Did You See in Hiroshima?”

Join a guided tour of the exhibition on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, led by its curator, Geneva-based artist and photographer Nicolas Crispini. During the visit, Crispini will share insights into his creative process, artistic vision, and reflections on the legacy of these events, 80 years after the bombings. Visitors will encounter photographic installations, survivor testimonies, sound archives, rare images, and unique objects. The tour explores themes of nuclear apocalypse, collective trauma, and cultural representations of the atomic bomb, offering a critical lens on humanity’s relationship with nuclear weapons and the ongoing denial of their dangers.

In French.

Dates & Timings:
Sunday 26 October, 11:00
Sunday 9 November, 11:00
Sunday 30 November, 11:00
Sunday 11 January 2026, 11:00

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva
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Photo Credit: Nicolas Crispini, Ce que j’ai vu…, source They observe the detonation of the « baby atomic bomb », July 19. 1955, Las Vegas, série poussière d’encre.

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