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4 – 6 June

Choreographers and performers Katerina Andreou and Mélissa Guex devise SHOUT TWICE as a physical, hybrid concert-performance where the body and voice become material. The piece transforms raw cries into collective energy, mixing movement, vocal textures and improvised dynamics. Intense and immediate, the work invites shared ritual, opening space for excess, play and communal release. The staging is nomadic and non-verbal, driven by bodily resonance and embodied sound.

3 – 7 June

Can we truly take advantage of everything?
After a serious accident, Georges, a real estate developer, finds himself trapped in Frida and Micheline’s apartment at 13 rue Lepic in Paris, in the building that houses his real estate company. The businessman has a logical mind; his life revolves around seizing every opportunity. This event will turn his life upside down, challenge his beliefs, and reveal him to himself… Never say never…

In French.

Friday 5 June, 09:00

This public celebration examines global climate challenges through the “Now For Climate” campaign, exploring how systems change—economies, governance and international cooperation—can accelerate mitigation and adaptation. It highlights multilateral Geneva’s role in coordinating policy, showcases dialogues and forums that build momentum toward the UN climate conference, and outlines practical pathways to repair societies’ relationship with the climate while pursuing justice and resilience.

In English.

5 – 7 June

Cross the open lake on a long 123 km course that tests endurance, seamanship and tactical skill. Expect variable winds, open-water stretches and close-quarters sailing at the start as a large international fleet races together. The experience mixes sustained physical effort with bursts of adrenaline during maneuvers, offering dramatic vistas and the rhythm of wind and waves. Suited to experienced racers and ambitious amateurs, it’s a legendary competition that rewards teamwork, stamina and a love of sailing.

Friday 5 June, 17:00

Presented by Greta Gratos, Arboretum #32 brings together an eclectic programme of live performances by Ubuntu Live, AZAR, Ignat Khlobystin, Un coglione e due musicisti, El Flecha & Friends and FanzinoGE. The evening blends experimental sound, improvisation and collaborative energy, creating intimate moments and bold sonic contrasts. Visual identity by Manon Fourdrignier complements the performances, reinforcing a DIY, communal atmosphere focused on exploration and spontaneous interaction.

5 – 6 June

Miró and Mirror Music is an original multidisciplinary concert-performance inspired by the Catalan painter Joan Miró. His imagery is set in dialogue with composers of his time and reworked through Sophie Le Meillour’s live visual mapping. Juliette Rahon signs the staging and choreography, while a chamber ensemble—Mariana Flores (voice), Meglena Tzaneva and Chiara Nava Mambretti (pianos), George Vassilev and Miguel Ferreira (guitars)—performs repertoire by Ravel, Mompou, Albéniz, de Falla, Granados, García Lorca and Obradors. Narration by Eva Kouvandjieva. Produced in collaboration with Dialogues entre les Arts.

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Events running for an extended period

21 May – 20 June

Surfaces brings together eight contemporary artists—Jörg Brockmann, Nicolas Delaroche, Teodelina Detry, Nacoca Ko, Mila Mayer, Maya Rochat, Julien Spiewak and Gabriel Wickbold—to examine the material and perceptual qualities of photographic surfaces. Works range from scratched negatives and sculpted prints to ceramic transfers and screen-based pieces. The exhibition foregrounds texture, tactility and the interplay of light and matter, considering how photographic supports shape memory, embodiment and the boundaries between analogue and digital practices.

Opening: Thursday 21 May, 18:00

12 March – 20 June

May 1972 is an exhibition dedicated to Salvatore Emblema (Naples, 1929–2006), bringing together works produced between the late 1960s and the early 1980s. Across paintings, sculptures and installations, Emblema refines a conceptual language that interrogates materiality, form and temporality. The presentation highlights his experimental use of found materials, assemblage and reductive gestures, situating these works within postwar Italian avant‑garde practices and the artist’s evolving exploration of spatial and epistemic limits.

23 May – 7 June

Maral and 7OlM (Paloma) present a dialogue between sound-inflected painting and fragile sculptural works. Maral, influenced early by figurative masters, returns to canvas after years in music, favouring black-and-white palettes and rhythmic gestures that transpose musical movement into portraiture and painted surfaces. 7OlM creates clay and plaster objects that emphasise coldness, fragility and resistance, often staged as ephemeral constructions. Together the exhibition examines transmission, temporality and the tension between disappearance and endurance.

Opening: 23 May, 17:30

26 May – 21 June

Join a citywide celebration of piano, music and community as an open-air project places playable pianos across Geneva. For 15 years the initiative has invited everyone to sit, play or listen, mixing spontaneous performances with a programme of short acoustic concerts in unexpected public settings. Instruments are freely accessible and many performances are announced only on the spot, creating shared, inclusive musical moments that bring neighbours and visitors together.

30 April – 4 July

Curator Danniel Tostes brings together works by several generations of artists to examine community as a space of connection, resistance and collective creation. The exhibition assembles photography, installation, sculpture and mixed-media projects that forge dialogues between historical and contemporary practices. Through gestures, archival fragments and collaborative processes, the show investigates memory, solidarity and the forms that communal artistic practices take across time.

Opening : Thursday 30 April, 18:00 (Salle Saint Ours)

Closing event: Saturday 4 July, 18:00 (Salle Saint Ours) 

Commented visit by Danniel Tostes (curator): Thursday 11 June, 18:00

 

22 May – 27 June

Carolina Fontana presents Parallaxe, a first solo exhibition in Geneva featuring paintings from her recent Z·E·N series. Produced through contemplative travels across Swiss cantons, Spain and China, the canvases blend figurative motifs with abstract formations to evoke a transcendent, Zen-informed sensibility toward landscape and the sublime. The works emphasise delicate brushwork, layered surfaces and meditative composition, inviting sustained attention to process, rhythm and the poetic interplay between presence and absence.

Opening: Thursday 21 May, 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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