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

Wednesday 20 May, 15:00

Jump into the great bazaar of materials and explore curious objects together. Touch very old wood, marvel at a stone over three tonnes, and admire delicate, precious dishes. Notice textures, colors and sounds as you move through the room. Ask questions, imagine stories behind each object, and follow playful prompts that spark creativity and discovery with an adult. It’s a lively, hands-on adventure.

In French. Kids ages 6 and up.

Wednesday 20 May, 19:00

John Boyne, winner of the Prix du roman FNAC 2025 and the Prix Femina étranger 2025, is an acclaimed Irish novelist and author of numerous novels for adults and young readers. In conversation with Clare O’Dea, he discusses his new epic saga The Elements, which interweaves four interconnected perspectives to examine guilt, blame, trauma and the possibility of redemption.

The talk explores Boyne’s narrative techniques, moral inquiry and the ethical questions raised by historical and contemporary fiction.

In English.

Wednesday 20 May, 20:00

Led by Ensemble Temenos, this programme reunites trio sonatas, suites of symphonies, a flute sonata and organ pieces by Antoine Dornel. The ensemble, with Alice Julien-Laferrière (violin) and Karel Valter (traverso), explores the refined elegance and inventive balance of late 17th–early 18th‑century French style. The music unfolds through measured dances, ornate ornamentation and lyrical Italianate contrasts, revealing melodic suppleness, intimate dialogues and rich harmonic clarity. The performance aims for transparent textures and poetic expression, inviting attentive listening to a seldom-heard repertoire.

Wednesday 20 May, 20:00

Led by conductor Dylan Corlay, the Lemanic Modern Ensemble presents Paul Lay’s new creation Un Français à New-York, a jazz-infused programme that blends original composition and orchestral arrangement. Pianist and composer Paul Lay is joined by Clemens van der Feen (double bass) and drummer Donald Kontomanov in a dialogue between chamber textures and jazz improvisation. The concert also features an ensemble version of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, reimagined for modern forces.

Wednesday 20 May, 19:30

Ernst Zürcher and Jean-Pierre Duval’s lyrical documentary blends scientific inquiry and poetic imagery to explore an ancient, venerated forest. Drawing on forest science and filmic observation, it examines the idea of a forest’s “collective intelligence” and follows encounters with a deer both visible and invisible — a figure that ties myth, art (echoes of Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke) and ecology. Quiet, textured cinematography and contemplative rhythms foreground biodiversity, climate regulation and our lost harmony with the land, balancing empirical insight with a meditative emotional core.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with:
– Ernst Zürcher – forestry engineer (ETH Zurich, EPFL, HES Bern, UNIL), author of *Trees, Between Visible and Invisible* and director of the film
– Jean-Pierre Duval – photographer and filmmaker
– Sophie Swaton – founder of the Zoein Foundation, philosopher and economist, lecturer-researcher at UNIL and contributor to the film.

In French.

Wednesday 20 May, 15:00

NoOPS leads this first « tech‑nostalgique » workshop, bringing a practical approach to smartphone dismantling and component recovery within the series.

Participants manually disassemble phones to identify secondary materials and pathways for recycling, learning how careful, fine disassembly preserves valuable components. Selected parts will be kept for use in later Tech‑Nostalgie workshops, linking material recovery to creative reuse.

In French.

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Events running for an extended period

3 December 2025 – 20 May 2026

Share a gentle musical moment with your baby in a calm, cozy setting. Lie close, close your eyes and listen as a single instrument weaves soft melodies and quiet rhythms designed to soothe little bodies and spark early listening skills. This relaxed, parent-accompanied session invites quiet interaction, breathing, and discovery through sound. Babies experience warmth, rhythm and intimacy while adults follow the music’s flow.

Wednesdays at 14:00

3 & 17 December
At the Grand Théâtre de Genève

18 February & 20 May
At the Manège en ville

In French. Kids ages 6 months and up.

20 May – 23 June

Seven emerging designers transform parking bays into site-specific installations that imagine alternative uses for reclaimed urban space. Combining design, planting and crafted structures, the works explore collective wellbeing, ecological practice and public appropriation of infrastructure. Installations range from modular seating and planted interventions to sculptural landscapes that reframe parking as communal terrain. The project foregrounds collaboration between landscape and design, inviting reflection on everyday spatial commons and small-scale ecological strategies.

Opening (booking required): Tuesday 26 May, 12:00

28 September – 25 June

An intimate backstage tour organised by the Grand Théâtre de Genève, offering visitors a rare glimpse of what happens behind the curtain after selected performances. A member of the theatre’s technical team answers questions and reveals the hidden mechanics of the stage — from set construction and rigging to lighting design and stage machinery. This twenty-minute visit highlights the collaborative work of technicians and stagehands, giving a tangible sense of how productions come to life onstage.

L’Italienne à Alger: Sunday 1 February
Castor & Pollux: Saturday 21 March
Madame Butterfly: Tuesday 28 April
Svatbata: Wednesday 20 May
200 Motels: Thursday 25 June

9 – 31 May

Isabelle Perez constructs a contemporary bestiary of the human soul. Her hybrid figures — at the intersection of myth and animality — probe metamorphosis, instinct and memory. Through paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures, Perez stages bodies that mirror inner myths and primal impulses. The work examines the fragile boundary between human and animal, and the broader human relationship to nature, seeking poetic and anthropological resonances that invite introspection rather than easy identification.

Opening reception on Friday, May 8th at 6:30 pm
The artist will be present on Saturdays and Sundays

20 April – 7 June

Designed for emerging professionals and recent graduates, this workshop explores puppetry through the creation of a short performance. Four to five young artists are supported through a guided process from idea to stage, with mentorship in direction, dramaturgy and construction. Participants develop a compact work presented at a public work-in-progress showcase. The programme also offers the chance to win a fully funded four-week training placement in 2027 at Odradek, near Toulouse.

In French.

7 May – 20 June

MABE Gallery presents Forza Silenziosa, the second solo exhibition of Sofia Cacciapaglia, whose paintings evoke a quiet, fluid world where forms, bodies, and landscapes gently merge, expressing a soft yet powerful feminine presence rooted in emotion, connection, and subtle energy.

Her work emphasizes transformation, intimacy, and dreamlike atmospheres, where silence carries intensity. Using reclaimed cardboard from her Milan neighborhood, she connects to the ethos of Arte Povera—a movement theorized by Germano Celant and associated with artists like Michelangelo Pistoletto and Jannis Kounellis—by embracing ‘poor’ materials and their histories; however, she diverges through her distinctly figurative and painterly approach, transforming humble surfaces into poetic images that bridge material awareness with narrative, imagination, and contemporary femininity.

Opening: Thursday 7 May, 16:00 – 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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