Museums of Geneva

For many of us, Geneva is rather a concentration of business centers, major banks and international organizations. However, the cultural capital of Switzerland knowingly bears the status of a metropolis - there are a lot of museums in the city, visiting which you will get acquainted with the history and art of the country.

The most popular museums in Geneva

We bring to your attention the list of museums that every tourist in Geneva has a duty to visit.

  1. Institute and the Museum of Voltaire . In the museum you can get acquainted with ancient manuscripts, sculptures and drawings, in addition, there is a beautiful library. You can also see things that belonged to Voltaire. Entrance to the library only on a special pass, the museum is open to the public.
  2. Museum of Contemporary Art MAMSO . The museum began its work in September 1994. The museum building is a former factory of the 50's. The museum of MAMSO presents exhibits from the early 60s of the 20th century: video, photos, sculptures and installations, some of which were donated to the museum by patrons and ordinary citizens, or handed over to artists for storage.
  3. Museum of the Red Cross . The museum was opened in 1988. In 11 rooms of the museum photos, films, installations and other things are represented by the history of the Red Cross organization. In the museum, besides permanent exhibitions, temporary exhibitions are held every year, conferences are held.
  4. Museum of Patek Philippe watches . It is a young but very popular museum in Geneva, telling about the history of watchmaking in the country. Here you will get acquainted with a huge collection of watches - from pocket and hand, ending with chronometers and jewelry. In the building of the museum there is also a library, which stores about 7000 books on watchmaking.
  5. Geneva Museum of Fine Arts and History . This is the main museum of the city, first received its first visitors in 1910. In the museum halls, a huge collection of Egyptian and Sudanese objects, more than 60 thousand coins of the Roman Empire and Ancient Greece, 15th century paintings and much more are collected. In the halls of applied art are objects of everyday life, a collection of arms of the 17th century, textiles and musical instruments. In addition, there is a library and a cabinet of engravings.
  6. The Rath Museum of Art was created with the active participation of the sisters Henrietta and Jeanne-Françoiso Rath, in fact, the name of the museum serves as a reminder of its creators. The museum opened its doors in 1826. Here works of art of Western culture are collected, in 1798 paintings from the Louvre were transferred to the museum.
  7. The Ariana Museum is part of the complex of buildings of the Museum of History and Art of Geneva. Here is a huge collection of porcelain and ceramic products.