Friday 4 April, 10:30 & 13:30

Unusual Conversations

Guided Tour.

The Bibliothèque de Genève presents an immersive exhibition detailing the 1965 relocation of the Natural History Museum’s collections from Les Bastions to Malagnou. A photographic installation captures this remarkable transfer of bears, rhinoceroses, and other specimens. The exhibition highlights the historical charm of the library’s 19th-century spaces.

In French.

Les Bastions,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: Bibliothèque de Genève

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