Museum of Art

The most famous Museum of Geneva has been built between 1903 and 1910 and was previously supposed to put all Geneva collections in one place.Nowadays, some of them have been moved to different spots, but the Museum still as three main sectors, which are Archaeology, Fine Arts and Applied Arts. There is a permanent exhibition which is free and temporary exhibitions for which you have to pay.Since March 18th to August 23rd, you can see a beautiful(temporary) exhibition on the Swiss (and genevois) painter Alexandre Perrier, who painted mostly néo-impressionist landscapes at the end of the XIXth century, beginning of the XXth. The exhibition will propose to make you see his evolution through his whole carear, thanks to the participation of the Kunstmuseum of Soleure, which gave a few of his masterpieces for the occasion.The admirers of art history will love to see the celebrated 15th century altarpiece by Konrad Witz, “The Miraculous Draught of Fish” and original stained glass windows, all formerly installed in Saint Peter’s Cathedral. It is quite impressive!The restaurant of the Museum, Le Barocco, serves sophisticated dishes. But you can just have a cup of coffee on the terrace in the inner courtyard.If you decide to go there on Tuesdays from 09:00 am to 15:00, the first-year art history students have their introduction classes in the basement.