Tuesday 1 July, 15:00

“Summer special” – an Object, a Sound, a Story: Meeting with Koulou

Free, Reservation required

Family visit to discover an aspect of the MEG permanent exhibition.

As part of the “Partir en livres” programme, whose theme for this summer is “Animals and us”, let’s discover the gifts given by all the animals of the Arctic on the occasion of Koulou’s birth. After looking at the Inuit objects in the permanent exhibition, let’s listen to Koulou’s poem in the music room of the library. The visit will end with listening to Inuit sounds.

In French.

Boulevard Carl-Vogt 65,
1205 Genève
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Photo Credit: © MEG, J. Watts

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