Musée d'etnographie

After four years of works, the Musée d'etnographie is finally opening its doors with three days of festivities on the weekend of October 31. Entrance will be free. Their aim is to reveal 'the vitality of cultures that are constantly changing shape'. Living in a city like Geneva, with people from every point of the world, you cannot miss this!

CERN: Microcosm

Through this free exhibition at CERN, you will be able to understand the secrets of matter while deciphering the Universe and discovering the accelerators and detectors used by physicists during their work.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30pm to 5.30pm
Saturday from 9am to 5pm

CERN - Universe of Particles

Through this permanent and free exhibition in the CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation, visitors can learn more about the work that's being done at CERN at the moment and the questions they are trying to answer.

Find out more about the Universe at CERN!

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday - 10am to 5pm

Objectif Penthes - Tintin

The Museum of Swiss in the World has from February 13 to May 3 an exhibition on Tintin, with work from lovers and haters of Hergé's work.

It is also a great opportunity to visit this curious museum, where while strolling around the different areas you can learn about what Swiss nationals that had to leave their country for a short period of time or forever, have been doing around the globe.

The first Sunday of each month there is a free guided tour.

Le Mus ée des Suisses dans le Monde

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday - 10am to 5pm.

Address:
Château des Penthes
Chemin de l'Impératrice 18
Pregny-Chambésy

Raindrops Geneva Award

If you are walking around the Old Town between today and March 28, drop by the Town Hall. At the Cour de l'Hôtel de Ville you will be able to see for free the winning posters of the 4th Raindrops Geneva Awards. With so many ecological NGOs in this city, they want to draw attention to the precious resource that can be rainwater in a world where water can be so scarce.

The use of landscape

Until March 23 you can visit at the Geneva Photography Center German photographer Max Regenberg's exhibition The use of landscape. You will be able to see 60 pieces of his work of the last 35 years. In his work he takes pictures of posters hung in public areas, as an idea of creating a kind of "time-capsule" for future generations.

Opening hours:
From 11am to 6pm

Entrance fee:
Sfr. 5.-

La Nuit des Bains

Three times per year the Bains neighbourhood, known for its art galleries and museums, has the 15 galleries and 4 cultural institutions that belong to the Quartier des Bains Association opening their doors from 6pm to 9pm to encourage and promote contemporary art.

500 ans au quotidien: Histoire de Femmes

For 500 years, Geneva's Library has kept all the documents printed in the canton. In the three exhibitions that the library is organizing for 2014, attendants will be able to discover all of these amazing treasures.

The first exhibition will take place from March 8 to April 5, 2014, and it is dedicated to Geneva's women. There will also be conferences and guided tours.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 3pm - 7pm
Thursday (conference): 6.30pm - 8pm
Saturday: 1pm - 5pm

Encounter the Baga

Until May 4, 2014 you can discover the Baga through an exhibition from the Barbier-Mueller collection of Baga masks, statuettes, drums and seats from Guinea.

While strolling around the Old Town don't forget to drop by and visit it!

Barbier-Mueller Museum of Geneva

Rue Jean-Calvin 10

Entrance ticket: Sfr 8.-

The Patek Philippe Museum

Another must in Geneva is to spend a few hours in the beautiful Patek Philippe museum.

The building itself is amazing and you will have the chance of learning more about the brand's history, ancient collections, present work and the utensils expert watchmakers used.

If you go early on a Saturday morning, you can stroll afterwards around the flea market at Plainpalais!

Address: Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 7
Entrance fee: Sfr 10.-
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 2pm to 6pm and Saturdays from 10am to 6pm.

Have fun!

                       

Palais des Nations

Okay, so I know that this is quite a basic suggestion and that everyone living in Geneva for sure has gone to the Palais des Nations, right!? No?

Well, if you've been here for a while you really should go at least once to do the Sfr 12.- one-hour tour of the UN building. This center of world diplomacy welcomes more than 25.000 delegates each year. There are various art works offered as gifts by different countries which will be shown also during the tour. Among these, probably the most important one is the ceiling of the Human Rights and Alliance for Civilisation room created by Miquel Barceló and donated by the Spanish government, which caused a big debate in Spain due to its high cost.

You will learn a bit about the UN's history, its activities and although everyone knows how huge the UN is, this tour will give a new meaning to what you call "huge"!

Don't forget to take your time admiring the Broken Chair art work in front of the UN's main entrance, by Daniel Berset, which was created to honor landmines victims and urge governments to promote a ban on landmines.

Olivier Föllmi

My friend Nagore informed me of this photograph and video exhibition taking place from the 17th of January until the 6th of April at EspaceExpo SIG. It is amazing to have the opportunity of seeing Olivier Föllmi's work… and for free! Föllmi has had the most extraordinary life and his beautiful photographs really transport you to far away corners of the world. Even if this exhibition is a bit small, it shows some amazing pictures. Don't miss it!

"My profession as a photographer allows me to experience and transmit the beauty of this world to testify to a Humanity that holds promise and to inspire love". Olivier F öllmi.

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday: From 9am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday: From 10am to 5pm

Konrad Witz and Geneva

Until February 23 you can visit at Geneva's Art and History Museum the exhibition of two panels painted in 1444 by Konrad Witz for Saint-Pierre's Cathedral. These panels are part of the most emblematic works in Western art and have just been recently restored.

The exhibition is divided in two parts. The first is focused on the history of these panels, since their creation until now. The second part studies Geneva's and the Duchy of Savoy's artistic context during the first half of the 15th century, with paintings, sculptures, stained glass and ornamentation.

The entrance is free!

Olympic Museum at Lausanne

For the past couple of years, if you wanted to visit the Olympic Museum at Lausanne you had to hop on a super cool boat and see a small exhibition for free. Which wasn't that bad…! Now finally the renovated museum opens its doors for free until January 23. Hurry up and visit it while you don't have to pay!!!

Swiss Press Photo 2013

Until March 2 you can visit this temporary exhibition at the Château de Prangins: the best pictures published by the Swiss media in 2012… Yes, they go one year behind but the pictures are pretty cool! You can take a trip to Nyon and drop by Prangings afterwards, and also do the tour of the castle!

It opens from Tuesday until Sunday from 10am to 5pm.