Saturday 5 April, 10:30, 13:30

The Natural History Museum & Parc des Bastions

Explore a photographic installation detailing the remarkable transfer of specimens from the Natural History Museum of Geneva from Bastions to Malagnou in 1965. This guided tour, organized by the Museum and the University Library of Geneva, invites you to delve into this unusual move, where bears, rhinoceroses, and various other animals were transported through the city in small trucks. Experts like Sébastien Farré, Mila Musy, and Laurent Vallotton will provide enriching insights during this historical immersion, related to the exhibition “Unusual Dialogues – The Migration of the Museum Animals.”

Les Bastions,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: Émile (dit Mick) Desarzens), 1965, Archives BGE /droits réservés

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