Location: Geneva
Top Things to do in Geneva
Things to do in Geneva, Canton of Geneva: The Best Art Museums
The shores of Lake Geneva have attracted visitors and invaders for millennia. The cheerful city of Geneva sits on the lake's western shore, lofty snowcapped peaks creating a gorgeous backdrop on all sides. The city is perfect for exploring on foot; rent a bike to venture further. The top of any itinerary should be visits to Geneva's lakefront and its famed water fountain, the Flower Clock in the English Garden, St. Peter's Cathedral, Reformation Wall, Place Neuve and the birthplace of the U.N.
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1. Musee D'Art Et D'Histoire
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 469 reviews
Built between 1903 and 1910 by Genevan architect Marc Camoletti, with the aim of regrouping under one roof a number of dispersed public collections, the Musée d'art et d'histoire is one of Switzerland's most important encyclopaedic museums. Boasting over half a million objects including a number of major works and unique series that have made it an institution of international stature, the museum maintains a permanent exhibition of a selection of itsapplied arts, fine arts and archaeology collections. Regional archaeological discoveries, Egyptian and Classical antiquities, artworks, furniture, arms, musical instruments, paintings and sculptures all bear witness to 15,000 years of history. A renovation and enlargement project is currently underway and constitutes one of the major challenges facing the Museum over the coming years.
Reviewed By timfl2016 - Urbana, United States
This museum is located in the Old Town, with free admissions. Its collection of Swiss paintings is very nice, especially those by Ferdinand Hodler Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer. The building is impressive, too.
2. Collections Baur, Musee des Arts d’Extreme-Orient
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4.5 based on 106 reviews
An internationally renowned collection of Chinese and Japanese artwork.
Reviewed By JudeG139
If you love porcelain, rock crystal and small decorative objects like me, then you will love The Bauer. Tucked away in a rarified neighborhood, this former townhouse cum museum is a very quiet space to see some prime examples of Chinese and Japanese decorative objects. No photos permitted but very scholarly with knowledgable staff.
3. Cabinet d'Arts Graphiques
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneve
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
Founded in 1974 as Geneva's "Kunsthalle", the Centre is the first contemporary-art institution in French-speaking Switzerland. A "Kunsthalle" is a space for production, research and experiment. Its purpose is to develop exhibitions and to actively put the public in contact with these exhibitions, with a view to opening up a space for dialogue around contemporary culture, as well as to publish art catalogues and books. Unlike a museum, the Centre has no collection. Focusing on the future, it showcases emerging artists from the local and the international scene.
5. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO)
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3.5 based on 102 reviews
Home to a diverse international collection of modern art.
6. Iskenderian
From Antique to Contemporary discover our exquisite ISKENDERIAN Collection of high-end one-of-a-kind jewels.
