CULTURE
The League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations, was founded on 10 January 1920 in response to the atrocities of World War I. United States President Woodrow Wilson was one of the main initiators of the project, preaching for the creation of a new-standing...
Cette rentrée d’automne aura été marquée par l’aboutissement d’un projet mené conjointement entre le Centre d’Accueil de la Genève Internationale (CAGI) et le CERN. Si ce dernier reste de renommée internationale grâce notamment à son accélérateur de particules, le...
Inaugurated in November 2001, the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva houses one of the world’s most important and prestigious horological collections. Some 2,500 watches, automata, precious objects and portrait miniatures on enamel invite the visitor on a fabulous voyage...
The “Same Thoughts” campaign launched by Steffen Kraft raises issues that affect all of us, but do not necessarily engage us in doing the right thing. And what is the right thing? Although the campaign leaves it free to interpretation, the purpose is more than clear...
L’Orchestre des Nations (ODN) soufflera sa 10e bougie à Genève, le 2 septembre 2022, à l’occasion d’un concert exceptionnel dirigé par deux chefs de renommée internationale. Un événement unique à ne pas manquer. Fondateur de l’ODN, Antoine Marguier partagera le podium...
De passage à Genève pour participer à une soirée caritative au profit de l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) qui avait pour thème « la culture pour la paix ». Le grand public connaît de vous le conseiller de l’ancien président français, François...
If you are a woman reading this, have you ever thought of yourself as a cheetah? Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed compares cheetahs caged in a zoo to women in a patriarchal world. Untamed was released in March 2020, but is still one of the most...
For 45 years, the Barbier-Mueller Museum has promoted the arts and cultures of the world. It is the perfect illustration of what Geneva has become throughout the centuries: a bridge between cultures and peoples. In keeping with this spirit, the Museum has invited...
After arriving in Basel Central Station, less than three hours from Geneva, a short tram ride to the “Bankverein” stop on the number 2 tram line will take you to the steps of one of the most extensive art museums in Switzerland, the Basel Kunstmuseum. Located on the...
CULTURE
The “Same Thoughts” campaign launched by Steffen Kraft raises issues that affect all of us, but do not necessarily engage us in doing the right thing. And what is the right thing? Although the campaign leaves it free to interpretation, the purpose is more than clear...
L’Orchestre des Nations (ODN) soufflera sa 10e bougie à Genève, le 2 septembre 2022, à l’occasion d’un concert exceptionnel dirigé par deux chefs de renommée internationale. Un événement unique à ne pas manquer. Fondateur de l’ODN, Antoine Marguier partagera le podium...
De passage à Genève pour participer à une soirée caritative au profit de l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) qui avait pour thème « la culture pour la paix ». Le grand public connaît de vous le conseiller de l’ancien président français, François...
If you are a woman reading this, have you ever thought of yourself as a cheetah? Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed compares cheetahs caged in a zoo to women in a patriarchal world. Untamed was released in March 2020, but is still one of the most...
For 45 years, the Barbier-Mueller Museum has promoted the arts and cultures of the world. It is the perfect illustration of what Geneva has become throughout the centuries: a bridge between cultures and peoples. In keeping with this spirit, the Museum has invited...
After arriving in Basel Central Station, less than three hours from Geneva, a short tram ride to the “Bankverein” stop on the number 2 tram line will take you to the steps of one of the most extensive art museums in Switzerland, the Basel Kunstmuseum. Located on the...
A l’occasion de son passage à Genève pour l’inauguration officielle du Fonds mondial pour les Survivantes, le Dr Denis Mukwege, Prix Nobel de la Paix 2018, a accordé une interview unique à UN Today dans laquelle il revient sur son combat pour la dignité des victimes...
Right in the centre of Geneva, at the Place de Neuve and in the Parc des Bastions, you will find four monuments that reveal the birth and incredible expansion of humanitarian action and law. Bust of Henry Dunant: The charismatic visionary Our journey starts at the...
Incontournable de la scène culturelle genevoise, le théâtre du Grütli n’est pas un théâtre comme les autres. C’est pourquoi, à leur entrée en fonction en 2018, les co-directrices Barbara Giongo et Nataly Sugnaux Hernandez ont décidé d’abandonner ce nom trop générique...
From its origin and in its purest form, it is a complex style of music. To listen to it and understand it is difficult enough, to interpret it with good taste is only for connoisseurs. So we went to one of the sources, someone who lives it by listening and makes a...
