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"160 Years of Photography from the collections of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"

This is an exceptional archive that is unveiled in an exhibition co-produced by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum and the Rencontres d’Arles, where it is on display this summer. From the collections of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, these images reveal an huge heritage that has been little explored. From 1850 to the present day, structured in a thematic path (rallying support, showing people, bearing witness), the book brings together great names in photography and images taken by humanitarians.

Exhibition on view | From 31 May

The Museum's Gardens : A collaboration with EPFL’s ALICE laboratory

Summer is all about spending time in the garden. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is embracing the great outdoors too, as it continues its transformation into a hub serving the local community. With The Museum's Gardens, works by more than 100 architecture students from the ALICE laboratory at EPFL will go on display in the Museum’s gardens and public areas. The eight wooden installations will give families, employees, local residents and passers-by a chance to explore and experience the site in a different light. Please join us!

Exhibition on view | From 31 May to 9 October 2022

Who cares ? Gender and humanitarian action

By presenting a broad selection of objects and little-known accounts spanning more than a century, Who Cares? Gender and humanitarian action invites visitors to take a fresh look at the history of humanitarian action and how it is represented today. Rigid gender roles are commonplace, with men associated with action and leadership while women supply compassion and care. Yet those stereotypes are belied across time by the complexity of humanitarian work and the experience of those engaged in it.

ON VIEW | OFF-SITE

“TO HEAL A WORLD” AT LES RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE D’ARLES

FROM 4 JULY TO 25 SEPTEMBER 2022 AT THE PALAIS DE L'ARCHEVÊCHÉ. Visit (again) the exhibition “To Heal a World” and the more than 600 photographs from the Red Cross and Red Crescent collections in a unique place

2021 at the Museum : annual activity report

Re-experience with us the moments that made our year 2021

Off-site | 29 June, 6.30pm - 8pm

Masterclass #4 with Rebecca Amsellem at the Landesmuseum Zürich

For this Masterclass, Rebecca Amsellem will be in discussion with Seraina Rohrer, Head of Innovation & Society at Pro Helvetia, and Idil Efe, diversity agent and curator of the Berlin City Museum. The discussion will be introduced by Denise Tonella, Director of the Swiss National Museum, and Pascal Hufschmid, Director of our Museum.

Off site | 30 June, 6pm - 8pm

Digital Xchange focus group 2022 - How to put the "Human" back at the centre of digital transformation?

Come discuss in small groups your hopes and fears about the digital transformation and its impact on your life. Share your views and listen to the experiences of others.

Open day : 4 June 2022

WE CELEBRATE WITH YOU OUR NEW TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

Come and enjoy a guided tour of the Museum by our curators, a workshop for children, music in the shade of the big pine tree, a poem, an engraved wish, … Or just come and make friends with neighbours, friends and the Museum’s team.

Espace FOCUS | Month of June

FRANZISKA GREBER, "UPROOTED AND APART"

As part of its “Gender & Diversity” Year and International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum joins the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in presenting “UpRooted and Apart”, a work by artist and psychotherapist Franziska Greber. The work can be seen in the espace FOCUS throughout the month of June.

Saturday 21 mai : La Nuit des musées

(RE)DISCOVER THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR MUSEUM FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT!

On the program this year at our Museum: "Wait for Walk" performance, "The adventures of the tiger Birhan" told by Eva Marlinge, grimages for children, visits, music...

A SPECIAL EVENING ON THE THEME OF THE RETURN OF HUMANITARIANS

7 APRIL 2022

On 7 April, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum hosts Médecins Sans Frontières for a special evening on the theme of return, illustrated by the documentary "Egoïste" (meaning: selfish).

“NOBODY HAS HELPED ME”: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND FORCED MIGRATION FROM DISPLACEMENT TO REFUGE

31 MARCH 2022: EVENT SEREDA INTERNATIONAL REPORT LAUNCH

In collaboration with the IFRC, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is proud to host the launch of the International Report by the SEREDA Project, led by the University of Birmingham in conjunction with the University of Melbourne, Bilkent and Uppsala and NGO partners.

THE MUSEUM AT ART GENÈVE ART FAIR

FROM 2 TO 6 MARCH 2022

For the first time in its history, the museum is participating in the 10th edition of the Geneva Fair, which will take place at Palexpo. At stand D53, discover a new selection of objects from our collections that dialogue with the photographs of Henry Leutwyler.

MASTERCLASS #3 WITH REBECCA AMSELLEM AND EYTHAR GUBARA AT THE FIFDH

7 march 2022, 6pm, Espace Pitoëff - Café Babel

Masterclass #3 with Rebecca Amsellem, in discussion with photographer Eythar Gubara, who won the Prix Madame Figaro at the Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles. A collaboration with the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH).

The collaboration between the Museum and the FIFDH

12 march 2022

This year, we are collaborating with the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights to offer you an exclusive event : a projection of the movie "After a Revolution", directed by Giovanni Buccomino, preceded by a guided tour of the temporary exhibition "To Heal a World".

VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION "THE HUMANITARIAN ADVENTURE" THROUGH TRANS* EYES

February 3rd 2022, from 6pm to 8:30pm

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (MICR) and the association ÉPICÈNE invite you to a visit of the exhibition “Humanitarian Adventure” through a Trans* Lens.

PETIT BLACK MOVIE 2022

26 JANUARY, 2PM

As part of our "Gender & Diversity" thematic year, we are partnering with the Black Movie festival to present four films from the "Heroines" programme (Black Movie 2021). The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the audience on issues related to gender identity and patriarchy.

26.11.21 6pm CET MASTERCLASS #2: THINKING FEMINISTS MUSEUMS

Rebecca Amsellem in conversation with Alayo Akinkugbe, founder of @ablackhistoryofart

What would a feminist, inclusive and engaged museum look like? What concrete steps can be taken to achieve this?

As a legacy of patriarchal society, museums are – for the most part – designed by men or for men. How can we make the museum experience more inclusive and the constitution of its heritage more egalitarian?

A collaboration with Les Créatives festival.

BLOOD DRIVE AT THE MUSEUM

On Wednesday 1 December 2021, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum will host the Blood Transfusion Centre (BTC) for a blood collection day at the museum.

ABAKAN RED III (1970-1971) BY MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ

A NEW ARTWORK ON VIEW IN THE ESPACE FOCUS

As part of our Year of Gender and Diversity, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is proud to display Abakan Red III by Magdalena Abakanowicz in the Espace FOCUS from 21 October 2021 to 24 April 2022.

Abakan Red III is on loan from the Toms Pauli Foundation, which holds close to 50 pieces by Abakanowicz. In 2023, the Foundation will present a major retrospective of her work at the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne in partnership with London’s Tate Modern.

OPEN DAY SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2021

From 10am to 6pm

Guided tours of our new exhibition, musical performances, a children's story, short films, a giant artwork and soup! Check out our programme!

The free first Saturday of the month is back

Visit us for free this Saturday 6 November

From November onwards, the first Saturdays of the month are free of charge, until March. During this winter period the museum closes at 5 pm.

MASTER CLASS #1 WITH REBECCA AMSELLEM

« FOR A FEMINIST AND INCLUSIVE MUSEUM»

As part of the "Gender & Diversity" annual cycle, the Museum has invited Rebecca Amsellem, a French-Canadian economist and creator of the feminist newsletter Les Glorieuses to discuss with the Museum staff what a feminist and inclusive museum should look like. The first masterclass will be held at the MICR and online on September 23, 2021.

NEW HEALTH MEASURES

From Tuesday 14 September 2021, admission to the museum will only be possible on presentation of a valid COVID certificate with a QR code recognised by the Swiss application "COVID Certificate Check proving that the holder has been vaccinated, cured or tested, as well as a form of identification. Persons under 16 years of age are not concerned. Wearing a mask is still compulsory, as well as respecting the barrier gestures.

THE MUSEUM IN ARLES

CONVERSATION AND SCREENING

As a preview to the exhibition To Heal a World, which will open on 16 November 2021, on 8 July there has been a conversation followed by a screening at the photography festival Les Rencontres d'Arles, presented and commented by Nathalie Herschdorfer, curator of the exhibition, and Pascal Hufschmid, director of the museum. Co-produced by the festival, To Heal a World will travel to Arles in 2022.

The gaze of Amjad Mohamed-Saleem, Manager, Inclusion, Protection and Engagement, IFRC

CONCERNED | EXHIBITION

INTERVIEW WITH COLINE RAPNEAU, EX-ICRC

BY THE MUSEUM’S YOUNG ADVISORY BOARD

The Young Advisory Board of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum shares, in this new article, a glimpse of the exchange it had the chance to have with Coline Rapneau, ex-ICRC, now Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH Manager) Programme Director at CHS Alliance and Co-Active Coach.

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM - ART AND HUMANITY: WHAT IS POSSIBLE?

COLLABORATIVE ARTWORK SESSION WITH GILLES FURTWÄNGLER

New Exhibition

CONCERNED 30 ARTISTS ON HUMANITARIAN ISSUES Spring / Summer 2021

A new exhibition produced by the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in collaboration with the HEAD – Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva Red Cross Spring / Summer 2021
From April 27

Art and Humanity: What Is Possible?

Online Symposium

Every Tuesday afternoon in May at 4 p.m. (CET), join an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive online symposium on the relationship between art and humanitarian action.

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM – ART AND HUMANITY: WHAT IS POSSIBLE?

DETAILED PROGRAMME DAY 1, MAY 4TH 2021- LEARNING

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM – ART AND HUMANITY: WHAT IS POSSIBLE?

DETAILED PROGRAMME DAY 2, MAY 11TH 2021- LOOKING

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM – ART AND HUMANITY: WHAT IS POSSIBLE?

DETAILED PROGRAMME DAY 3, MAY 18TH 2021- ENGAGING

The humanitarian trail of the Red Cross

Discover the history of the Red Cross

Take a humanitarian journey through the history of the Red Cross as you immerse yourself in the city of Geneva. Follow the walking trail through the Old Town to discover how a handful of Genevan citizens started the Red Cross story and how it quickly unfolded into humanitarian action and, later, the development of international humanitarian law.

Colour a poster!

Posters of our collections to be coloured

We have a vast and really beautiful collection of posters at the Museum. They help us to understand what is happening to us all today.

#CultureChezVous in 60 seconds!

THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF GENEVA MOBILIZED AND INVITED THEMSELVES TO YOUR HOME

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum has launched a new initiative - #CultureChezVous - in collaboration with a stellar group of Geneva based cultural institutions supported by Ville de Genève - Officiel and Geneva Tourism | Switzerland

Get inspired by a 60-second video presentation of a key artwork, film, performance or item every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Pascal Hufschmid talks about an incredible 1870 poster kept in our collections, which tells us so much about solidarity, the acceleration of time and our relation to images.

The Humanitarian Adventure

Video Presentation

Three separate areas, each developed by a well-known exhibition architect from a different cultural background, allow you to explore three major challenges in today’s world

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