Exhibition "Swiss Modernity: the legacy of Hodler"

the Palais Lumière honors Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) and the mark he left on Swiss painting.
Arrived in Geneva in 1871, this painter of Bernese origin became in a few decades a major figure.

Description

The exhibition 'Modernités suisses: L'héritage de Hodler' questions this multiple influence.
It brings together both artists who have signed up in its lineage, such as Cuno Amiet, Giovanni Giacometti or Edouard Vallet, and others who have resolutely distanced themselves. While some turned to expressionism, divisionism or cubo-futurism, others were inspired by French realism or followed their own path.
From Félix Vallotton to Alice Bailly, from Alexandre Perrier to Gustave Buchet, the exhibition offers a rich and contrasting panorama of Swiss painting between 1880 and 1930.
Through this fruitful dialogue, she shows how much Hodler’s shadow and light continue to nourish the history of Swiss art.
This exhibition benefits from the collaboration of many museums in German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland, as well as institutions, foundations and private collections.

Prices

Adult: 7 to 9 €.

Free entry for children under 16.

Opening period

From 07/02 to 17/05/2026 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, bank holidays and weekends between 10 am and 6 pm. On Tuesday between 2 pm and 6 pm.

Spoken languages

• French

Adapted tourism

• Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
• Minimum aisle width of 90 cm
• Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
• Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
• WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
• Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
• Magnetic loop available at the reception
• Easy French documentation
• Presence of sitting or standing areas

Localisation

Pets

Pets allowed : No