Musées de Genève

Genève Open

Clustered within a small area, the 14 museums that make up the Musées de Genève encompass the full spectrum of artistic and scientific knowledge. Fine arts, science, and history stand alongside applied arts, archaeology, and ethnography.

Description

Founded in 2014 on the initiative of the Department of Culture and Digital Transition of the City of Geneva in consultation with interested museums, the Conference of Geneva Museums brings together the main public and private museums in the region, comprising 14 museums spread across some 20 sites:

Bibliothèque de Genève
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques
Musée Ariana
Musée Barbier-Mueller
FMAC
Fondation Baur – Musée des Arts d’Extrême Orient
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Musée d’art et d’histoire (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Musée Rath and Maison Tavel)
MAMCO
Musée de Carouge
Musée d’ethnographie
Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
Musée international de la Réforme
Muséum Genève (Muséum d’histoire naturelle et Musée d’histoire des sciences)

Designed as a platform for discussing museum-related issues, the Conference has set itself the objective of implementing concrete actions for the momentum and influence of Geneva’s museum scene.