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Don’t miss out: Events running for less than two weeks

Saturday 24 January, 21:00

Formed from late-night jam sessions, BadaDoom channels neo-soul and contemporary jazz into warm, groove-driven soundscapes. Influenced by Robert Glasper, Roy Hargrove, Hiatus Kaiyote and Billie Eilish, their original repertoire balances composed songs and improvisatory passages. The ensemble cultivates intimate, nocturnal atmospheres where subtle dynamics and rhythmic interplay create a contemplative, sensual energy. Expect layered harmonies, fluid grooves and moments of spontaneous dialogue that invite close listening and emotional immersion.

Saturday 24 January

Play with clay and tiny shapes as you explore round, shiny buttons. With a ceramic artist, press, pinch and paint your own little buttons, choosing bright colors and playful patterns. Hear soft taps, feel smooth clay, and watch color appear as you decorate. The activity encourages tiny hands to try new textures, invent stories about their buttons, and share creations with friends. Simple steps guide each child to make a keepsake they can show.

Sessions at 10:00, 11:30 & 14:30.

In French. Kids ages 2–4.

Saturday 24 January, 19:00

Ensemble Batida joins FanfareduLoup for the crAsh-test / crAsh-son series, a sixth-year exploration of improvisation, research and transdisciplinary experiment. FanfareduLoup opens with a composition conceived around Barbara De Saussure and Eduardo Kohan’s photographic project “Le Sol du Mamco”, accompanied by exhibition and projections. In the second half the two groups merge into spontaneous collective improvisation, blending brass textures, ensemble interplay and raw acoustic warmth to create intimate, unpredictable soundscapes.

In French.

19 – 24 January

Director and scenographer Fabrizio Montecchi, former director of Gioco Vita and coordinator of the Animateria programme, leads a professional workshop investigating shadow theatre as a fully-fledged artistic language. The sessions begin with technical and dramaturgical fundamentals, then invite participants to develop original sequences that prioritise sensitivity and poetic imagery. The programme emphasises practical experimentation, spatial composition and narrative invention, aiming to expand participants’ expressive vocabulary.

Saturday 24 January, 16:30

Fatima Ndoye, performer of the solo piece « Quand j’étais blanche », joins a female panel with Silvina Der‑Meguerditchian and Adelina Cüberyan von Fürstenberg, moderated by journalist Elisabeth Chardon.

The discussion examines how migration, memory and identity shape artistic practice, exploring theatre, dance and testimonial forms as vehicles for intercultural dialogue. Panelists investigate how roots and ancestral histories inform creative expression, revealing shared themes, tensions and strategies for making the experience of elsewhere audible in contemporary art.

In French.

24 January – 1 February

Amid the bustle of city life, five “artist donors” — musicians, singers, poets, performers, and visual and sound artists — offer a timeless, made-to-measure pause created just for you. This intimate and restorative experience invites audiences to slow down, reconnect, and give space to new, bold aspirations.

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Events running for an extended period

16 December – 30 April

FURTHER AFIELD

This exhibition celebrates the artistry of Michel Mottier, a craftsman from the Pays-d’Enhaut who carves each wooden cream spoon with patience and precision. Discover around a hundred unique handcrafted spoons, each reflecting his remarkable skill and dedication to this singular passion.

22 January – 28 February

Glazed Realities is a group exhibition curated by Vasilis Zografos that examines contemporary ceramic practices as instruments of storytelling, experimentation and transformation. Featuring works by Nacoca Ko, Fernando de la Rocque, Jan Steenman, Heberth Sobral and Irene Venetsanou, the show foregrounds ceramic surfaces as carriers of memory, social narrative and perceptual ambiguity. Through glazing, texture and material manipulation the artists deploy sculpture and object-based installations to probe materiality, luminosity, fragility and the interplay between form and human experience.

Opening during La Nuit des Bains, Thursday 22 January, from 18:00.

21 January – 22 March

Collectif Détente presents works that treat fabric and clothing as spectral carriers of memory. Through textile-based installations, sculptural garments, assemblage and a filmic element, artists including Ryan Gander, Meret Oppenheim and others probe domestic hauntings, hidden inheritance and collective fears. The show stages fragile, unsettling presences that revive interrupted stories and private traces, using material tactility and suspended forms to reveal how ordinary objects and living spaces keep visible and invisible histories in uneasy coexistence.

9 – 25 January

Nine exiled Afghan actresses and their director turn Sophocles’ Antigone into a luminous act of defiance, weaving their own flight from tyranny into a fluid chorus that moves between whispered poetry and blazing resolve; on a moon-lit set where shadows ripple across a reflective pool, their shared fervour collides with oppression’s darkness, conjuring a present-tense theatre of resistance performed in Dari (with French subtitles) that pulses with the courage, grace and unbroken spirit of women who refuse to fall silent.

In Dari, with french subtitles.  Ages 14 and up. 

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.

6 November – 31 January

The exhibition “L’avantage du terrain” by Jan Voss at the Sonia Zannettacci gallery showcases the artist’s creative freedom through vibrant paintings and collages. Undulating shapes, intertwined lines, and assorted objects engage in an energetic and poetic dialogue, providing a unique visual experience where each element interacts in joyful harmony.

Opening during the Art en Vieille-Ville collective vernissage on Thursday, November 6, from 16:00 to 21:00.

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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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