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16 – 19 February

This four-evening concert cycle stages a collision between nostalgic anachronism and urgent futurity, producing jolting aesthetic shocks. Musicians move between written material and wild improvisation, blending kitsch textures, dazzling contrasts and incandescent timbres. Florence Melnotte (kaoscilator, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Sylvain Fournier (drums, vocals) and Louis Billette (saxophones, flugelhorn, vocals) shape a sound-world where intimacy and chaos entwine, inviting listeners into a luminous, unpredictable musical theatre.

Thursday 19 February, 19:00

Quatuor Terpsycordes presents a concentrated evening of Haydn string quartets, featuring the B-flat major Op. 9 No. 5, D minor Op. 42 No. 1 and F major Op. 74 No. 2. The four musicians explore Haydn’s wit and expressive depth through refined ensemble playing, articulate phrasing and agile dynamic contrasts. Attention to texture and counterpoint reveals both intimacy and dramatic sweep, inviting attentive listening. A short pre-concert introduction by Isabelle Burkhalter offers contextual insight.

Thursday 19 February, 20:00

In “Louise,” Charlotte Filou brings to life the unyielding spirit of Louise Michel, a revolutionary, poet, and educator. Through an engaging performance, the piece highlights contemporary issues like social justice, emancipation, and the equality of humans and animals. This dynamic show—neither a biopic nor a static tribute—calls for rebellion and action, especially among younger audiences. Charlotte Filou, along with José Lillo, combines theatrical performance with music in a collaborative production. It is a powerful and committed theatrical work.

In French.

19 – 22 February

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Set in the prestigious ski resort of Gstaad, this boutique winter salon brings together a curated selection of leading international galleries and creators across modern and contemporary art, historical masterpieces, collectible design, and high jewelry.

For its third edition, the salon will return to the Festival-Zelt, right in the center of the village. Its scale allows for a focused presentation and meaningful encounters between exhibitors, collectors, and visitors.

Thursday 19 February, 18:30

An evening of short thematic guided visits in French, Greek, Ukrainian and Spanish that explores how art negotiates language and understanding.
The programme presents the exhibition Observatoires through works across media by the show’s participating artists, emphasising observational practices, multilingual narration and shared perception. Rather than translating texts alone, the visits reveal how visual and conceptual languages can reconcile incomprehension, invite comparative listening to the same works, and question how meaning shifts across linguistic and cultural frames.

Thursday 19 February, 18:00

Elliot Guy, director of the NGO SOS Méditerranée‑Suisse, appears here in conversation with author Magali Bossi. He represents the organisation’s humanitarian work on Mediterranean sea rescue.

They will discuss the formative books and readings that shaped Guy’s engagement with migration issues, examine the challenges and ethical questions of maritime rescue, and outline SOS Méditerranée’s day‑to‑day actions and advocacy. The session explores wider themes of solidarity, policy responses and the human stakes of Mediterranean migration.

In French.

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Events running for an extended period

17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

17 February – 8 March

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Winter show features a selection of works that explore the idea of materiality through sculptures, paintings, and works on paper. The exhibition brings together works by Maria Bartuszová, Tony Cragg, Steven Parrino, Giuseppe Penone, Ed Ruscha and Robert Ryman.

Bringing together international artists across generations, the exhibition examines how material informs form and presence, making it a vital expressive force in both three- and two-dimensional works.

23 January – 28 February

Following the passing of Erik Bulatov, Skopia Gallery presents Hommage, a tribute to the artist. The exhibition features a selection of his paintings, including works never before shown at the gallery, celebrating his influential career and artistic legacy.

Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, frpm 18:00.

9 October 2025 – 30 August 2026

The International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent presents the first European solo exhibition of Guatemalan Maya Kaqchikel artist Angélica Serech (*1982). Pach’un Q’ijul (Temps entrelacés – Deep Time) intertwines ancestral weaving gestures with personal and collective memory, drawing on Serech’s history shaped by Guatemala’s civil war. Using self-built looms and natural materials like corn husks and branches, her works explore resilience, repair, and the deep ties between textile traditions and humanitarian action.

20 January – 7 March

Association NoOps (No Planned Obsolescence Switzerland) presents a travelling display that foregrounds the materiality of our phones. Through two vitrines and a selection of recovered components, the exhibition points to the precious metals embedded in devices and to “urban mines” hiding in drawers. Combining didactic panels, curated specimens and small installations assembled from reclaimed circuitry, it examines resource extraction, waste and value in contemporary consumer electronics, asking how reuse, repair and awareness can reframe our relationship to everyday technologies.

22 January – 7 March

Valse Velue brings together Jessy Razafimandimby and Cathy Josefowitz in a cross-generational dialogue that juxtaposes performative practice with a body of studio-based works. The presentation combines live and time-based actions with constructed objects and window-front pieces by Tito Honegger and Nicolas Ponce. Through movement, improvisation and attentive materiality, the exhibition interrogates presence, memory and the afterlives of artistic gestures. Curatorial framing highlights exchange, contingency and how ephemeral performances resonate alongside durable artifacts.

Opening Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

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Geneva Classics

Visiting for the first time? A quick guide to the city’s top attractions.

The MEG is a renowned museum dedicated to the exploration and presentation of cultural diversity from around the world. Located in the heart of Geneva, it houses an extensive collection of over 80,000 objects, including artifacts, textiles, and artworks that highlight the rich traditions and histories of various communities. The museum emphasizes interactive and immersive exhibitions, engaging visitors with contemporary issues related to culture and identity.

Cool fact: The e-MEG app serves as a digital twin of the permanent exhibition, providing an audio guide and detailed descriptions along with photographs of all displayed objects.

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Since its opening in 1994, the MAMCO Geneva (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain)  has staged 450 exhibitions with works dating from the 1960s to the present day. Mamco’s holdings include works by Christo, Martin Kippenberger, Jenny Holzer, Dan Flavin, Sarkis, Franz Erhard Walther and Sylvie Fleury, among many others.

Cool fact: The MAMCO is the epicenter of the “Nuit des Bains”, held three times a year.  During this event, the district around the museum is transformed into a large gallery and attracts thousands of art lovers and sightseers each night.

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With a collection of 27,000 items from Switzerland, Europe and the Middle and Far East, and a witness to twelve centuries of ceramic art from the Middle Ages to modern times, the Ariana is one of Europe’s great museums specializing in glass and ceramics.

Cool fact: On the first Sunday of each month, the Ariana Museum opens its temporary exhibitions to the public.

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