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At the MUSEE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE, in the old town, you can enjoy as of 1st of October an exhibition of Flemish art Around Rembrandt, Rubens and Ruisdael - Prints in the Netherlands of the XVIIth c.

LET'S GO TO BASEL : IF YOU CAN ENJOY A WEEKEND  AWAY: take the opportunity to go to the Kunstmuseum in Basel, where you can enjoy various exhibitions and FROM DÜRER TO GOBER - Master drawings from the Kupferstichkabinett until 24 January. Covering a span of time from the XVth c. to the present. Approx. 60,000 drawings and 250'000 individual prints and books with orginial illustrations.

You could also spare some time and visit the Fondation Giannada, in Martigny, where you can enjoy the permanent exhibition of old cars from the late 19th and early 20th century - beautiful pieces!! or the current exhibition of Russian religious icons coming straight from the National Gallery Tretiakov in Moscow - until 13 June 2010!

The International Museum of Reform
Rue du Cloître 4, Genève
Tel.  022 310 24 31 
www.musee-reforme.ch
Check the permanent collection about the history of Protestantism

 


MUSEUMS :

Why not go to a museum? and don't forget to take the children who love to draw what they see !!

Thanks to generous contributions from Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie,  the MAMCO museum and the Fondation Martin Bodmer are open in the evenings from 6pm to 9pm every first Wednesday of the month.



Art and History Museum (Musée d'art et d'histoire)
Fine arts, archeology, applied arts
2, rue Charles-Galland - 1206 Geneva
t  +41 (0) 22 418 26 00  / f +41 (0) 22 418 26 01
www.ville-ge.ch/mah / mah@ville-ge.ch
From 1 October 2009 until 3 January 2010:                                                                                                         Around Rembrandt, Rubens and Ruisdael, print work in the Netherlands of the XVIIth c. 
From 1 October 2009 until 29 August 2010:        
Flemish and Dutch paintings of the XVII and XVIIIth c.                                                                                     Tuesday to Sunday 10am- 17pm
**The Art and History Museum proposes, as of 2009, a cummulative card which gives access to all the exhibitions of the museum, as well as those of the Rath Museum, the Ariana Museum, and the Maison Tavel (The Print Gallery is closed until 2010)
   

Ariana Museum
Avenue de la Paix, 10
Tel :  00 41 22 418 34 33 
Until January 11th 2010 :
Philippe Barde +PT Projects
Every day from 10am to 5pm, closed on Monday 



Contemporary Art 'center
Permanent exhibition - choice of works from the beginning of the 1960's to our day.
Rue des Vieux grenadiers, 10
Tel.  + 41 22 320 61 22 

Every day from 12am to 6pm, Thursday night until 9pm (except from the  15/06 until 15/09) closed on Sunday .

Barbier-Mueller Museum
Permanent exhibition of antique African and Indonesian works of art as well as jewellery from India 
10, rue Jean Calvin - 1204 Geneva
t  +41 (0) 22 312 02 70  / f +41 (0) 22 312 01 90
www.barbier-mueller.ch / musee@barbier-mueller.ch
AFRICAN POTTERY, spectacular set up and pieces of rare beauty, exhibition has been prolonged until 25 October 2009
Monday to Sunday 11 am - 17 pm 

MAMCO, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Genève 
10, rue des Vieux-Grenadiers
CH - 1205 Genève
Tél.   + 41 22 320 61 22  
Fax. + 41 22 781 56 81
www.mamco.ch
LE PRINCIPE D’INCERTITUDE
Cycle Futur antérieur, séquence d'été 2009
24 juin - 27 Septembre 2009

THOMAS BAYRLE Their Combination is Spectacular
DENIS CASTELLAS The Trouble with Bubbles
NINA CHILDRESS Détail et Destin
STÉPHANE DAFFLON Turnaround
DEIMANTAS NARKEVICIUS Deux sur trois
MARIA NORDMAN Untitled, 1989 -...






Cabinet des estampes (Showroom of Prints)
5 promenade du pin
tel.  022 418 27 70 
site: www. cabinetdesestampes.ch
 

Baur Collection
8 rue munier-romilly ,
tel.  022 704 32 82 
www.collections-baur.ch                                                                                          4th September 2009:                                                                                      Opening of the CHINESE COLLECTION

 

Fondation Bodmer
Cultural Evenings every first Wednesday of the month from 18h00 to 21h00 (free entry, guided tours at 19h00)

19-21 rte du Guignard, Cologny
 022 707 44 36 
www.fondationbodmer.org                                                                                                                                              Du 21 novembre 2009 au 4 avril 2010:                                                                    EAST- WEST: SPIRITUAL ROOTS OF EUROPE

 

Musée de Carouge
2, place de Sardaigne
Tél.  022 342 33 83 
www.carouge.ch

Tuesday to Sunday, 2pm to 6pm, free entry.


Musée d'Ethnographie
Boulevard Carl Vogt 65
Tel.  022 418 45 50 
Until December 30th 2009:
"Medusa in Africa"
From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 5pm


Natural History Museum 
1 route de Malagnou
Tel.  022 418 63 00 


 

Musée d'Histoire des Sciences
rue de Lausanne 128
Tel.  022 418 50 60 
The international year of ASTRONOMY 2009 "THE UNIVERSE, YOURS TO DISOVER" - this year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first pointing a telescope to the sky with exhibitions, lectures, etc... around the world.
Open  from 10.00am to 5pm. Closed on Tuesdays


Musée International de l'Automobile
Halle 7
Palexpo
Tel.  022 788 84 84 

International Red Cross Museum                                                      Avenue de la Paix 17
1202 Genève
Tel.  022 748 95 11  
ENTERTAINEMENT FOR THE YOUNG - a discovery of key objects from humanitarian aid  with a guided walk across Geneva to visit the Red Cross' historical landmarks.                                                                              From 23 September 2009 until 24 January 2010                                                                                                            Modestes: Portraits and Stories of Women in the Middle-East
Sundays with the family - 10h, 11h, 14h et 15h
Guided visits on Sundays 4th Oct, 1st Nov.,
Visits in English at 11h 

 

International Museum of Reform
Rue du Cloître 4, Genève
Tel.  022 310 24 31 
www.musee-reforme.ch
A day in the life of Calvin - in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jean CALVIN (1509-2009). A temporary exhibition which allows guests to live a day in the life of the reformer in 3 dimensions with a virtual vision of the world of reform. 

Until November 1st 2009



Musée de l'Horlogerie
Currently under renovation, re-opening in 2009
Route de Malagnou 15
1208 Genève
Tel :  00 41 22 418 64 70 

Musée du Léman
8,quai Louis Bonnard, 1260 Nyon
Tél.  022 361 09 49 
Closed on Mondays, except holidays.
Until October 31st, 10am to 5pm

Phoenix Ancient Art-
6 rue Verdaine
tél  022 318 80 10 
www.phoenixancientart.com
Open Monday to Friday from 10.30am to 6.30pm

Musée Rath  
1,Place neuve 
tel.  022 318 33 40  
www.mah.ville-ge.ch


Art en vieille ville : In Geneva's "old town" district ,
18 ART and  CULTURE sites , have a look at their website : www.avv.ch

Maison Tavel
6, rue du Puits-Saint-Pierre
Tél.  022 418 37 00 
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm


Patek-Philippe Museum
Rue des Vieux Grenadiers 7
Tuesday to Friday from 2pm to 5pm, Saturday from 10am to 5pm, closed on Monday and Sunday

MICROCOSM - Musée interactif du CERN
Route de Meyrin, 385
Meyrin
Tel :  00 41 22 767 84 84 
Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5.30pm, closed on Sunday

INSTITUT ET MUSÉE VOLTAIRE
rue des Délices 25 -1203 Genève

 
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