The exhibition “Sauvages” at the Cité Library invites visitors to delve into the behind-the-scenes of Claude Barras’s film. It is divided into three sections that cover the ecological and cultural aspects of Borneo, reveal the creative and production processes of the film, and immerse the audience in the filming atmosphere through never-before-seen photos and testimonials. Original documents, drawings, travel journals, sets, and figurines enhance this immersive experience.
Dany Gignoux (photographer) and poet Georges Haldas present a compelling dialogue between documentary photography and lyrical prose. The exhibition brings together photographs and written fragments that register everyday life in Geneva’s cafés, combining on-the-spot reportage with memory-infused “prose inspirée.” Through intimate black-and-white images and spare, evocative texts the works transfigure mundane scenes into poetic testimony, revealing social undercurrents and human tenderness. Archival materials frame this historic encounter between two generations of cultural chroniclers.
Geneva-based artist Christian Robert-Tissot transforms everyday words, slogans and street expressions into bold visual artworks. By shifting these familiar phrases out of their usual context, he reveals their rhythms, ambiguities and hidden meanings, turning ordinary language into playful reflections on daily life.
Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 12 March, 18:00.
A group of young street artists, led by Serval, present site-specific street-art interventions imagining a new façade. Through murals, stencils and large-scale painting they engage with references to Liotard and Serval, reworking historical echoes into a contemporary urban language. The works question collective memory and public identity, blending figuration and abstraction with ephemeral techniques and bold colour. The project reveals how a new generation reclaims architectural surfaces to propose civic narratives.
Round table 30th April in French.
Joël Alessandra presents a personal exhibition of travel sketches and drawings gathered from journeys in Chad, Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, framed around his recent album “Déserts, dans l’infini des extrêmes”. The presentation includes nearly forty original pages from the graphic novel Les Voyages d’Ibn Battûta, as well as works created for Je est un autre and La Force des femmes. For this project the artist made new drawings of Carouge reproduced as postcards in partnership with the city.
Opening 22 April 2026 from 18:00 to 20:30 in the presence of the artist
Closing 9 May 2026 from 11:00 to 17:00 in the presence of the artist
In French.
Build and explore a metal city inspired by Miquel Navarro’s game-like installation. Guided by a cultural mediator, children and adults imagine streets, towers and public spaces, assembling a shared city from more than a thousand metal pieces. A parallel exhibition shows maps, drawings and texts created by pupils with migration backgrounds after exploratory city walks. The project invites hands-on creativity, collaborative problem solving and sensory play with textures and forms.
In French.
Saturday 25 April, 13:30 – 18:00
Wednesday 29 April, 13:30 – 18:00
Saturday 2 May, 13:30 – 18:00
The Tender Buttons exhibition offers a multidisciplinary exploration centered on buttons, delving into their identity and historical significance. Featuring over three hundred ceramic and glass buttons, the exhibition interacts with the museum’s works to highlight their role in both formal experimentation and socio-cultural narratives. The exhibition’s architecture evokes the commercial arcades of the 19th century, a pivotal era for button industrialization. Curated by Claire FitzGerald, the exhibition is supported by the Swiss Fashion Museum and showcases never-before-seen pieces from several prestigious collections.
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