21 September 2025 – 4 October 2026

Guided Tour: Tender Buttons

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.

Guided tour, in the presence of the exhibition curator.  In French.

Dates & Timings:
Sunday 21 September 2025, 15:00
Sunday 16 November 2025, 15:00
Sunday 7 December 2025, 15:00
Sunday 18 January 2026, 15:00
Sunday 8 March 2026, 15:00
Sunday 3 May 2026, 15:00
Sunday 7 June 2026, 15:00
Sunday 4 October 2026, 15:00

Avenue de la Paix 10,
1202 Genève
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Photo Credit: © Rebecca Bowring

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