5 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS NOT TO MISS THIS AUTUMN
As the air gets nippier, we start to look for things to do indoors – and what better way to spend your time than to check out the latest varied and rich series of exhibitions at Geneva’s many museums – both private and public.
Some of the highlights include:
WAR AND PEACE at the FONDATION MARTIN BODMER
Commissioned in partnership with the UN and the ICRC, this exhibition evokes the timeless realities of war and peace. The archives and literary works highlight the dialogue between humankind’s belligerent nature and desire for peace.
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From the 5th October till the 1st March 2020.
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PAINTING FROM 1950 TO NOWADAYS – MAMCO
Martin Barré, Rosemarie Castoro, Irma Blank and Arnulf Rainer reinvent gestures 9spray, writing, covering up) and extend the field of painting.
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From 9th October till 2nd of February 2020.
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COMICS – A GENEVAN INVENTION? – BIBLIOTHÉQUE DE GENEVE
Was the Genevan Rodolphe Töpfer the inventor of comics? What are the distinctive features that made it a new genre? The Bibliothéque de Geneve which holds all the works published by this author during his lifetime, journeys to the origins of what is known in French as the ninth art and explores the dynamism of this practice today.
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From 16 November until 18 January 2020
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POSTERS UNPACKED – INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS MUSEUM
The museum presents its rich collection from all over the world. Red Cross and Red Crescent posters hold up a mirror to society. They are inscribed with the history of the Movement – its actions, its necessity and, most of all, its universality.
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From 2 October till 26th January 2020
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OF CLAY AND SILK
In-Sook Son and Marie-Laure Guerrier. These are the two contemporary creators that the Baur-Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Art, has chosen to bring together for a period of several months in an unprecedented encounter of ceramics and textiles.
Présentation de l’exposition de Terre et de Soie – Marie-Laure Guerrier et In-Sook Son from Alternative communication on Vimeo.
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Until January 19th 2020
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MORE INFO ABOUT MUSEUMS AND MUSEUMS PASS IN GENEVA:
For more information about the museums of Geneva and the Museum pass, which gives free or discounted access to some of the participating museums, visit Museesdegenve.ch
