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12 – 24 May

Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Saturday 23 May, 15:00

Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.

He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.

In French.

20 – 24 May

Geneva-based artist of Turkish origin Ibo Art offers a sensitive exploration of waste transformed into living, symbolic forms. Blending painting, sculpture and installation, he reclaims construction debris, plastic flowers refreshed with acrylic, and found materials to fashion islands, micro‑houses and human figures. The post‑industrial installations deploy vivid colour and vegetal motifs to question consumption, value and belonging. The work reveals how discarded matter can assert presence, evoke resilience, and be reimagined as contemporary relics.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

12 – 24 May

Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Saturday 23 May, 15:00

Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.

He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.

In French.

20 – 24 May

Geneva-based artist of Turkish origin Ibo Art offers a sensitive exploration of waste transformed into living, symbolic forms. Blending painting, sculpture and installation, he reclaims construction debris, plastic flowers refreshed with acrylic, and found materials to fashion islands, micro‑houses and human figures. The post‑industrial installations deploy vivid colour and vegetal motifs to question consumption, value and belonging. The work reveals how discarded matter can assert presence, evoke resilience, and be reimagined as contemporary relics.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

12 – 24 May

Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Saturday 23 May, 15:00

Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.

He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.

In French.

20 – 24 May

Geneva-based artist of Turkish origin Ibo Art offers a sensitive exploration of waste transformed into living, symbolic forms. Blending painting, sculpture and installation, he reclaims construction debris, plastic flowers refreshed with acrylic, and found materials to fashion islands, micro‑houses and human figures. The post‑industrial installations deploy vivid colour and vegetal motifs to question consumption, value and belonging. The work reveals how discarded matter can assert presence, evoke resilience, and be reimagined as contemporary relics.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

12 – 24 May

Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Saturday 23 May, 15:00

Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.

He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.

In French.

20 – 24 May

Geneva-based artist of Turkish origin Ibo Art offers a sensitive exploration of waste transformed into living, symbolic forms. Blending painting, sculpture and installation, he reclaims construction debris, plastic flowers refreshed with acrylic, and found materials to fashion islands, micro‑houses and human figures. The post‑industrial installations deploy vivid colour and vegetal motifs to question consumption, value and belonging. The work reveals how discarded matter can assert presence, evoke resilience, and be reimagined as contemporary relics.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

12 – 24 May

Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.

In French.

Saturday 23 May, 20:30

This open-air lecture and guided acoustic walk explores the bat species that inhabit Geneva’s parks. Participants learn how ultrasonic detectors and listening techniques reveal nocturnal activity, species presence, and behaviour. The session examines bats’ ecological roles, from insect control to ecosystem indicators, and discusses methods for monitoring and conserving urban bat populations. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of acoustic detection, species cues, and why protecting bat habitats matters for urban biodiversity.

Saturday 23 May, 15:00

Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.

He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.

In French.

20 – 24 May

Geneva-based artist of Turkish origin Ibo Art offers a sensitive exploration of waste transformed into living, symbolic forms. Blending painting, sculpture and installation, he reclaims construction debris, plastic flowers refreshed with acrylic, and found materials to fashion islands, micro‑houses and human figures. The post‑industrial installations deploy vivid colour and vegetal motifs to question consumption, value and belonging. The work reveals how discarded matter can assert presence, evoke resilience, and be reimagined as contemporary relics.

22 – 23 May

Tristan Pierre leads a restorative memory walk across the streets of his childhood, weaving recollection and poetic observation into an intimate live solo performance. Sparse staging and an attentive rhythm let images surface—childhood storefronts, shifting light and small rituals—while a subtle soundscape shapes timing and mood. The piece balances nostalgia with clarity, inviting quiet reflection and unexpected tenderness.

In French.

20 – 31 May

Svitlana Anoshkina and Sergo Verbicki present a dialogical exhibition reflecting on proximity, distance and divergent life trajectories. Anoshkina’s sensitive, luminous paintings, shaped by exile and movement between Kyiv and Warsaw, emphasize light, color and interior states.

Verbicki’s ceramic pieces are raw, material-driven explorations of tension, fracture and transformation, evoking anchoring and memory. Without unifying their languages, the works respond through contrast—fragility and density, color and matter—asking what sustains shared ways of inhabiting the world when separated.

Opening: Wednesday 20 May, 18:00
Closing event: Sunday 31 May, 17:00

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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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