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Monday 23 February, 18:30

Kristina Kovalskaya, PhD in sociology (École pratique des hautes études), examines the varied effects of the war on Muslims from Russia and their diasporas. Drawing on colonial history, the sociology of religion and fieldwork on North Caucasian migration in Europe, she investigates parallel Muslim battalions, competing religious legitimations for participation in the conflict, and how diasporic politics have been reconfigured since 2014. The lecture offers analytical tools to rethink dominant interpretive frameworks.

In French.

23 – 27 February

Make paper ghosts that appear and vanish. In this holiday workshop with artist Rachel Deville, children draw, fold, glue and cut paper to chase playful spectres hiding under sheets. Using charcoal, ink wash and gouache, participants explore smudges, translucent layers and crisp edges to reveal shapes between pages. Little hands experiment with texture, color and movement as shadows shift and paper creaks, turning simple marks into ghostly friends.

In French. Kids ages 7 and up.

23 – 27 February

Pascal Laajili, lighting designer renowned for his collaborations with Valérie Lesort, Christian Hecq and the Philippe Genty company, leads this technical laboratory. The workshop investigates how light interacts with the puppet’s shifting scale, its multiple layers of reality and unique dramaturgy. Through collective experiments, participants explore lighting strategies that treat light as a play partner capable of revealing, transforming or making the object disappear. The format is workshop-focused and intended for professional practitioners.

In French.

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.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

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

17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

Monday 23 February, 18:30

Kristina Kovalskaya, PhD in sociology (École pratique des hautes études), examines the varied effects of the war on Muslims from Russia and their diasporas. Drawing on colonial history, the sociology of religion and fieldwork on North Caucasian migration in Europe, she investigates parallel Muslim battalions, competing religious legitimations for participation in the conflict, and how diasporic politics have been reconfigured since 2014. The lecture offers analytical tools to rethink dominant interpretive frameworks.

In French.

23 – 27 February

Make paper ghosts that appear and vanish. In this holiday workshop with artist Rachel Deville, children draw, fold, glue and cut paper to chase playful spectres hiding under sheets. Using charcoal, ink wash and gouache, participants explore smudges, translucent layers and crisp edges to reveal shapes between pages. Little hands experiment with texture, color and movement as shadows shift and paper creaks, turning simple marks into ghostly friends.

In French. Kids ages 7 and up.

23 – 27 February

Pascal Laajili, lighting designer renowned for his collaborations with Valérie Lesort, Christian Hecq and the Philippe Genty company, leads this technical laboratory. The workshop investigates how light interacts with the puppet’s shifting scale, its multiple layers of reality and unique dramaturgy. Through collective experiments, participants explore lighting strategies that treat light as a play partner capable of revealing, transforming or making the object disappear. The format is workshop-focused and intended for professional practitioners.

In French.

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.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

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

17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

Monday 23 February, 18:30

Kristina Kovalskaya, PhD in sociology (École pratique des hautes études), examines the varied effects of the war on Muslims from Russia and their diasporas. Drawing on colonial history, the sociology of religion and fieldwork on North Caucasian migration in Europe, she investigates parallel Muslim battalions, competing religious legitimations for participation in the conflict, and how diasporic politics have been reconfigured since 2014. The lecture offers analytical tools to rethink dominant interpretive frameworks.

In French.

23 – 27 February

Make paper ghosts that appear and vanish. In this holiday workshop with artist Rachel Deville, children draw, fold, glue and cut paper to chase playful spectres hiding under sheets. Using charcoal, ink wash and gouache, participants explore smudges, translucent layers and crisp edges to reveal shapes between pages. Little hands experiment with texture, color and movement as shadows shift and paper creaks, turning simple marks into ghostly friends.

In French. Kids ages 7 and up.

23 – 27 February

Pascal Laajili, lighting designer renowned for his collaborations with Valérie Lesort, Christian Hecq and the Philippe Genty company, leads this technical laboratory. The workshop investigates how light interacts with the puppet’s shifting scale, its multiple layers of reality and unique dramaturgy. Through collective experiments, participants explore lighting strategies that treat light as a play partner capable of revealing, transforming or making the object disappear. The format is workshop-focused and intended for professional practitioners.

In French.

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.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

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

17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

26 February – 1 March

Directed by Francesca Bruni from a text by Adriano Bennicelli, Quattro is an Italian comedy that traces the tangled affections of four friends reuniting after fifteen years. The five-member cast — Caterina Boitani, Francesca Bruni, Antimo Natale, Marco di Teodoro and Simone Buffa — navigates a delicate balance of joy and melancholy through playful confessions, comic missteps and sudden revelations. The staging favors intimate realism and rhythmic dialogue, revealing the absurdities and fragilities of love and friendship with warmth and keen emotional precision.

In Italian, with English and French surtitles.

Friday 27 February, 23:59

Cassius and David Vunk deliver a high-energy club night that juxtaposes French Touch grooves with raw electronic intensity. Cassius imposes a timeless, pop‑instinct groove rooted in the French Touch tradition; David Vunk responds with raw electricity across acid, techno, electro and italo. Parallel spaces host a NoBad hip‑hop party with Amos, P Nasty, Guess, C.Sugvr and Awuni, while other rooms offer pounding techno/hard sets and eclectic DJ selections. Coproduction with Motel Campo.

25 – 28 February

Choreographic performance by Israel Galván and Mohamed El Khatib, Israel & Mohamed confronts religious heritage and family history through visceral dance-theatre. Drawing on Galván’s upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness and El Khatib’s roots in a devout Muslim family, the two performers negotiate identity, ritual and artistic freedom. Conceived and performed by Mohamed El Khatib and Israel Galván, the creative team includes Fred Hocké (scenography), Pedro León (sound), Zacharie Dutertre (video) and Micol Notarianni (costumes). Produced by Zirlib and IGalván Company.

In French.

Saturday 28 February, 21:30

The Grand Théâtre de Genève and Antigel join forces for the return of Late Night – EXTRAVAGANZA, a masked, immersive night inspired by the unsettling universe of Stanley Kubrick. Taking over the impressive Cube at HEAD, the event unfolds as a nocturnal ritual of dancefloor energy, sensual performances and voguing, where masks are mandatory and boldness is encouraged. Expect elegant, kinky extravagance — and a brand-new Best Dressed Spectator catwalk for those ready to shine.

Saturday 28 February 2026, 20:00

Sébastien Tellier, the eccentric icon of the electro-pop scene, is set to perform at the Alhambra as part of the Antigel Festival. Famous for hits like “La ritournelle” and “Divine”, Tellier returns with an exciting new album, “Kiss The Beast”, signaling a move back to pop after his experimental ventures.

Saturday 28 February, 15:30

This session explores the diversity and conservation of aromatic and medicinal plants conserved in the Geneva Botanic Garden’s living collections and herbarium. It examines rare species listed under CITES and the threats they face, and presents field projects led by Brazilian, Malagasy and South African partners to protect habitats and sustain local livelihoods. Participants learn how botanical collections inform conservation action, research priorities and policy responses for preserving health, heritage and biodiversity.

In French.

Monday 23 February, 18:30

Kristina Kovalskaya, PhD in sociology (École pratique des hautes études), examines the varied effects of the war on Muslims from Russia and their diasporas. Drawing on colonial history, the sociology of religion and fieldwork on North Caucasian migration in Europe, she investigates parallel Muslim battalions, competing religious legitimations for participation in the conflict, and how diasporic politics have been reconfigured since 2014. The lecture offers analytical tools to rethink dominant interpretive frameworks.

In French.

23 – 27 February

Make paper ghosts that appear and vanish. In this holiday workshop with artist Rachel Deville, children draw, fold, glue and cut paper to chase playful spectres hiding under sheets. Using charcoal, ink wash and gouache, participants explore smudges, translucent layers and crisp edges to reveal shapes between pages. Little hands experiment with texture, color and movement as shadows shift and paper creaks, turning simple marks into ghostly friends.

In French. Kids ages 7 and up.

23 – 27 February

Pascal Laajili, lighting designer renowned for his collaborations with Valérie Lesort, Christian Hecq and the Philippe Genty company, leads this technical laboratory. The workshop investigates how light interacts with the puppet’s shifting scale, its multiple layers of reality and unique dramaturgy. Through collective experiments, participants explore lighting strategies that treat light as a play partner capable of revealing, transforming or making the object disappear. The format is workshop-focused and intended for professional practitioners.

In French.

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.

22 January – 9 May

This exhibition pays tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, a seminal figure of Australian Aboriginal art and a pioneer of the Western Desert painting movement. Drawing on Dreaming stories and the ancestral landscapes of his Anmatyerre heritage, Possum translated traditional sand and body painting motifs into monumental canvases that intertwine myth, geography and memory. His richly patterned, large-scale works balance Indigenous cosmology with a striking sense of modern abstraction, affirming his lasting influence on global contemporary art.

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

17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

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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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