Museums in Geneva

The Mamco, Geneva’s Musée d’art moderne et contemporain is original in every way. Since it opened in 1994, Switzerland’s major contemporary art museum has operated a dynamic display policy.

Alfred Baur discovered his love of art during his travels to the Far East. Over a period of four decades he purchased high quality art objects and ritual artifacts made in China and Japan. Today the Baur Collection is one of the most valuable in Switzerland.

The Art and History Museum has over 7,000 exhibits on display, ranging from prehistoric finds to modern paintings. The Musée d’art et d’histoire, which opened its doors in 1910, is the largest art museum in the city of Geneva and home to an extensive collection by the eccentric and distinctive Swiss portraitist Jean-Etienne Liotard.

On the way, you can pop in to see the dinosaurs.

The Patek Philippe Museum takes visitors on a journey through time, exploring the 500-year history of watchmaking.

Emotion, discovery, reflection: the Museum offers you a unique opportunity to enter into the history of humanitarian action. An interactive chronology unfurls 150 years of humanitarian history, while current focus enables you to track Red Cross and Red Crescent operations right around the globe.

Geneva – a city where history meets modernity, and art meets science. With over 40 museums, it invites visitors to explore cultural treasures from around the world. Five museums stand out, making Geneva a must-visit destination for curious minds.

Whether through sculptures, masks, jewels, ritual objects, cloth and all types of ornaments, or through forms, styles and materials, so-called primitive man has always gone in search of beauty and the expression of it.

Route: Geneva - Lausanne - Orbe - Avenches - Solothurn - Augst

The largest natural history museum in Switzerland. Amphibians and birds, dinosaurs and animal life from the five continents. My “Day at the Museum” as a film set in one of the most visited museums in Europe!