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27 – 29 March

Join us for a vibrant weekend envisioning a world where children have a say in decision-making. Over three days, delve into the concept of granting children the right to vote through interactive games, workshops, performances, and playful discussions. This is an opportunity to rethink our relationship with childhood and to hear young voices on their desire to participate. Expect intergenerational activities and shared meals throughout the event!

27 – 29 March 2026

The European Days of Crafts (JEMA) return to Geneva, organized by the Métiers d’Art Genève association. This annual event highlights local artisans through three distinct experiences: at the Pavillon Sicli, where there will be booths, demonstrations, and introductory workshops; the opening of various artisans’ studios for visitors to discover their creations; and a cultural journey offering tours and activities in different Geneva institutions. The event aims to promote craftsmanship, inspire new vocations, and preserve this unique heritage. Activity registrations will open early March on the association’s website.

Friday 27 March, 21:00

Jean Ferrarini (piano) and Luca Pagano (guitar) create an intimate piano–guitar conversation rooted in improvisation. Their duo explores contrast and nuance, shaping motifs that surface at the beginning, middle or close of each spontaneous piece. The music emphasizes attentive listening, shifting dynamics and delicate timbres, alternating moments of dense resonance and spare clarity. The result is a contemplative, tactile sound world that invites quiet focus and emotional drift.

17 – 29 March

The Green Film Festival raises awareness about the impacts of climate change and promotes sustainable lifestyles by showcasing films that offer solutions. Screenings are often followed by discussions with invited experts who address questions and inspire action for the environment.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Friday 27 March, 12:15

A cultural mediator experienced in heritage interpretation presents the library’s historical collections and conservation work, explaining professional roles and practical approaches to preserving written artifacts.

This session examines the history of book production, reveals behind-the-scenes conservation processes, and explores principles guiding conservators and restorers. It addresses material challenges, documentation, strategies for sustainable preservation, and promotes public access and stewardship of rare and fragile texts.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Join us for a vibrant weekend envisioning a world where children have a say in decision-making. Over three days, delve into the concept of granting children the right to vote through interactive games, workshops, performances, and playful discussions. This is an opportunity to rethink our relationship with childhood and to hear young voices on their desire to participate. Expect intergenerational activities and shared meals throughout the event!

27 – 29 March 2026

The European Days of Crafts (JEMA) return to Geneva, organized by the Métiers d’Art Genève association. This annual event highlights local artisans through three distinct experiences: at the Pavillon Sicli, where there will be booths, demonstrations, and introductory workshops; the opening of various artisans’ studios for visitors to discover their creations; and a cultural journey offering tours and activities in different Geneva institutions. The event aims to promote craftsmanship, inspire new vocations, and preserve this unique heritage. Activity registrations will open early March on the association’s website.

Friday 27 March, 21:00

Jean Ferrarini (piano) and Luca Pagano (guitar) create an intimate piano–guitar conversation rooted in improvisation. Their duo explores contrast and nuance, shaping motifs that surface at the beginning, middle or close of each spontaneous piece. The music emphasizes attentive listening, shifting dynamics and delicate timbres, alternating moments of dense resonance and spare clarity. The result is a contemplative, tactile sound world that invites quiet focus and emotional drift.

17 – 29 March

The Green Film Festival raises awareness about the impacts of climate change and promotes sustainable lifestyles by showcasing films that offer solutions. Screenings are often followed by discussions with invited experts who address questions and inspire action for the environment.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Friday 27 March, 12:15

A cultural mediator experienced in heritage interpretation presents the library’s historical collections and conservation work, explaining professional roles and practical approaches to preserving written artifacts.

This session examines the history of book production, reveals behind-the-scenes conservation processes, and explores principles guiding conservators and restorers. It addresses material challenges, documentation, strategies for sustainable preservation, and promotes public access and stewardship of rare and fragile texts.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Join us for a vibrant weekend envisioning a world where children have a say in decision-making. Over three days, delve into the concept of granting children the right to vote through interactive games, workshops, performances, and playful discussions. This is an opportunity to rethink our relationship with childhood and to hear young voices on their desire to participate. Expect intergenerational activities and shared meals throughout the event!

27 – 29 March 2026

The European Days of Crafts (JEMA) return to Geneva, organized by the Métiers d’Art Genève association. This annual event highlights local artisans through three distinct experiences: at the Pavillon Sicli, where there will be booths, demonstrations, and introductory workshops; the opening of various artisans’ studios for visitors to discover their creations; and a cultural journey offering tours and activities in different Geneva institutions. The event aims to promote craftsmanship, inspire new vocations, and preserve this unique heritage. Activity registrations will open early March on the association’s website.

Friday 27 March, 21:00

Jean Ferrarini (piano) and Luca Pagano (guitar) create an intimate piano–guitar conversation rooted in improvisation. Their duo explores contrast and nuance, shaping motifs that surface at the beginning, middle or close of each spontaneous piece. The music emphasizes attentive listening, shifting dynamics and delicate timbres, alternating moments of dense resonance and spare clarity. The result is a contemplative, tactile sound world that invites quiet focus and emotional drift.

17 – 29 March

The Green Film Festival raises awareness about the impacts of climate change and promotes sustainable lifestyles by showcasing films that offer solutions. Screenings are often followed by discussions with invited experts who address questions and inspire action for the environment.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Friday 27 March, 12:15

A cultural mediator experienced in heritage interpretation presents the library’s historical collections and conservation work, explaining professional roles and practical approaches to preserving written artifacts.

This session examines the history of book production, reveals behind-the-scenes conservation processes, and explores principles guiding conservators and restorers. It addresses material challenges, documentation, strategies for sustainable preservation, and promotes public access and stewardship of rare and fragile texts.

In French.

27 March – 2 April

Pour un temps sois peu is a powerful solo piece by Laurène Marx in which she recounts the life of a trans woman through razor-sharp, intimate detail. Text and performance by Laurène Marx, directed by Laurène Marx and Fanny Sintès, with lighting by Solange Dinand. The show blends anger, wit and tenderness to confront medical procedures, violences, social erasure and heteronormative pressures, shaping a raw, urgent language that reclaims lived experience.

In French.

19 – 29 March

Leonardo García Alarcón and his Cappella Mediterranea, in collaboration with the GTG Ballet, present the opera-dance Castor & Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Rarely performed in its 1737 version, the work delves into themes of brotherly love and sacrifice amidst a war between two peoples. The show features renowned baroque artists, including performances by Reinoud van Mechelen and Andreas Wolf. Dance is woven into the core of the dramaturgy, highlighting the emotional and musical depth of Rameau’s composition.

In French, with English subtitles.

Saturday 28 March, 14:30

Race across imaginary continents to find the legendary Egg of the Five Worlds. Solve clever riddles, search colorful spaces, and match secret clues that lead from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. Move between lively scenes filled with strange sounds, bright colors and curious objects. Teams observe, puzzle and cooperate, using imagination and attention to uncover the egg. The adventure finishes with a gentle tasting moment to share discoveries.

Kids ages 6 and up.

Saturday 28 March, 18:00

Christine Angot’s debut feature, Une Famille, is a stark, intimate film that turns the camera toward a painful family history. Filmed in restrained, observational close-ups, Angot confronts the legacy of abuse by questioning relatives and probing silence and memory. The film challenges social norms and the boundaries of testimony with austere visuals and unflinching emotional honesty, offering a measured, unsettling exploration of trauma, culpability and the fraught dynamics of familial silence.

Screening in the presence of the filmmaker, organized by the Société de Lecture.

in French.

19 – 29 March

Performed by Camélia Acef and Youri Rebeko, La tête ailleurs is a light, comic musical about Norah, who can’t help hearing songs in her head whenever she tries to concentrate. The piece slides between Broadway-classic, funk, pop and tango, treating the intrusive melodies as a playful yet unsettling manifestation of the unconscious. The staging balances energetic numbers and intimate moments, probing memory and identity. The show was nominated at the 2025 Trophées de la Comédie Musicale (Best Book; Revelation Masculine for Youri Rebeko).

In French.

Saturday 28 March, 11:30

Adrien Mangili, author of Natural Magic and Free Thought, presents his research on the paradoxical influence of natural magic during the Renaissance and the seventeenth century.

He discusses how natural magic, as an explanatory rival to religion, enabled early free thinkers to reframe miracles as secret forces of nature, thereby challenging theological authority and contributing to the emergence of critical, scientific inquiry.

In French.

27 – 29 March

Join us for a vibrant weekend envisioning a world where children have a say in decision-making. Over three days, delve into the concept of granting children the right to vote through interactive games, workshops, performances, and playful discussions. This is an opportunity to rethink our relationship with childhood and to hear young voices on their desire to participate. Expect intergenerational activities and shared meals throughout the event!

27 – 29 March 2026

The European Days of Crafts (JEMA) return to Geneva, organized by the Métiers d’Art Genève association. This annual event highlights local artisans through three distinct experiences: at the Pavillon Sicli, where there will be booths, demonstrations, and introductory workshops; the opening of various artisans’ studios for visitors to discover their creations; and a cultural journey offering tours and activities in different Geneva institutions. The event aims to promote craftsmanship, inspire new vocations, and preserve this unique heritage. Activity registrations will open early March on the association’s website.

Friday 27 March, 21:00

Jean Ferrarini (piano) and Luca Pagano (guitar) create an intimate piano–guitar conversation rooted in improvisation. Their duo explores contrast and nuance, shaping motifs that surface at the beginning, middle or close of each spontaneous piece. The music emphasizes attentive listening, shifting dynamics and delicate timbres, alternating moments of dense resonance and spare clarity. The result is a contemplative, tactile sound world that invites quiet focus and emotional drift.

17 – 29 March

The Green Film Festival raises awareness about the impacts of climate change and promotes sustainable lifestyles by showcasing films that offer solutions. Screenings are often followed by discussions with invited experts who address questions and inspire action for the environment.

26 – 28 March

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Friday 27 March, 12:15

A cultural mediator experienced in heritage interpretation presents the library’s historical collections and conservation work, explaining professional roles and practical approaches to preserving written artifacts.

This session examines the history of book production, reveals behind-the-scenes conservation processes, and explores principles guiding conservators and restorers. It addresses material challenges, documentation, strategies for sustainable preservation, and promotes public access and stewardship of rare and fragile texts.

In French.

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Chef Florian Le Bouhec shares his favorite Geneva spots — from his go-to café for inspiration to the cultural discoveries that spark his creativity.
Geneva gave the world the Red Cross, the United Nations, and — as it turns out — the modern comic strip. It's a part of the city's identity that often gets overlooked, but from a 19th-century teacher sketching picture stories by the lake to a new comics museum opening in the works, Geneva's relationship with the ninth art is deeper and more alive than most people realize.

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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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