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Don’t miss out: Events running for less than two weeks

Monday 4 May, 18:00

As part of our 120th anniversary celebrations, we are pleased to welcome Gilles Babinet for a talk on the major transformations driven by artificial intelligence. Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur and digital expert, he will explore the evolution of AI and its impact on society, education, and learning practices. This conference offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the opportunities, challenges, and ethical questions raised by these rapidly evolving technologies.

In French.

Monday 4 May, 18:00

Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, delivers a keynote examining the state of American democracy and global challenges facing free expression. His remarks will be followed by a discussion with Kenneth Roth, visiting professor at Princeton University and former executive director of Human Rights Watch, exploring democratic resilience ahead of the US midterm elections. The programme also includes introductions by the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the presentation of the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award.

In English.

Monday 4 May, 20:00

Thomas Lacoste’s SOULÈVEMENTS unfolds as a choral portrait in sixteen voices, a reflective and intimate study of an intergenerational movement resisting land and water grab, industrial devastation and rising authoritarian pressures. Lacoste favors attentive rhythms and textured close-ups that privilege lived experience over spectacle, interweaving personal trajectories into a collective mosaic. The film gauges how communities experiment with other ways of living and new relations to the living, mapping emotional and political terrains with immersive, tactile images that broaden our sense of political possibility.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Thomas Lacoste and representatives from the Geneva Earth Uprisings.

In collaboration with the Geneva Earth Uprisings, Alternatiba Léman, and the Green Film Festival

In French.

4 – 9 May

Sustainability Week is a student-led festival that brings together students, staff and the wider community to explore sustainable living and collective action. Across workshops, skill-sharing and discussions participants can join clothing swaps and repair sessions, sewing and bookbinding workshops, paper-making, a planetary health programme, rooftop yoga, film screenings and photo exhibitions, and a closing Biocale evening. Activities encourage hands-on learning, mutual support and community building.

Monday 4 May, 19:00

Francesca Rosati Freeman’s documentary observes the Moso people of the Yunnan foothills, offering an intimate, lyrical portrait of a matrilineal society. Through first-hand testimonies and lingering images of striking Himalayan landscapes, the film probes how a roughly 40,000-strong community organizes daily life around collective solidarity, sharing and a maternal ethic. Quiet, observational camerawork and patient pacing emphasize oral traditions and the fragile persistence of cultural practices under pressure from market forces and mass tourism, evoking both beauty and concern.

In French.

4 – 9 May

Artist Maëva Weissen presents a collaborative exhibition of handmade flags created by pupils and apprentices from the DIP through guided creative workshops. Using recovered textiles and artisanal techniques, the works interrogate national symbols, folklore and textile know‑how to probe questions of Swiss identity and its coexistence with multiple cultural roots in Geneva. The pieces combine textile craft, assemblage and photography to reflect on adolescence, belonging and the environmental footprint of the fashion industry.

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Events running for an extended period

26 March – 8 May

Natalia González Martín presents eleven new oil paintings on panel that extend her sustained engagement with still life. Drawing on the visual language of Baroque and Counter-Reformation masters such as Juan Sánchez Cotán and Francisco Zurbarán, the works turn toward the ritual of sobremesa — the suspended time after a meal — and consider it as a gendered social space. Set against tenebrist backgrounds, plates, fruit, glasses and fragments of bodies emerge to reorient still life from display and possession toward duration, relation and the often-invisible labour of togetherness.

24 April – 23 May

Artist Nicolas Ponce presents a personal exhibition of video installations that probe pathways of memory, both personal and collective. Works combine archival footage, film extracts, stolen sequences and found online materials to build layered visual montages. The exhibition text examines mechanisms of remembrance and describes an artistic montage of contradictions that opens a ‘Chamber of Reminiscences’. Ponce’s practice centres on video and installation, interrogating set, landscape, secrets and political narratives through the lens of popular culture.

Opening : Thursday 23 April, 18:00
Meeting with artist : Thursday 7 May, 18:00

12 March – 7 May

Ernest Pignon-Ernest, born in 1942 in Nice, is considered one of the pioneers of street art. Through life-sized charcoal drawings pasted directly onto city walls, he creates powerful encounters between his human figures and the urban spaces they inhabit. Deeply engaged with social and political issues, his work reflects historical and contemporary struggles while maintaining a strong poetic and human presence.

Opening during the Nuit de Bains on Thursday 12 March at 18:00.

May 2026

CineGlobe is a singular science film festival held at CERN, exploring the fertile ground where science, technology and culture meet. Rather than focusing on traditional science fiction or didactic documentaries, it showcases inventive films that draw inspiration from scientific ideas and use storytelling to spark curiosity, reflection and debate. Each edition is guided by a broad thematic thread, offering a bold and imaginative look at contemporary issues — from climate change to digital societies — while celebrating creativity, narrative power and fresh perspectives on science.

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.

1 May – 1 November

An interactive exhibition that invites visitors of all ages to explore the biological clocks that govern life on Earth. Through hands-on installations, immersive displays and scientific demonstrations, the show unveils the mechanisms and rhythms of circadian, seasonal and developmental timing. Multimedia exhibits and experimental stations illustrate how organisms synchronize with their environment and why respecting these rhythms matters for ecosystem balance. Educational workshops offer practical learning for school groups and families.

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Geneva Classics

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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