Conference of Geneva Museums
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A joint consultation platform
Founded in 2014 on the initiative of the Department of Culture and Digital Transition of the City of Geneva in consultation with interested museums, the Conference of Geneva Museums brings together the main public and private museums in the region, comprising 14 museums spread across some 20 sites:
- Bibliothèque de Genève
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques
- Musée Ariana
- Musée Barbier-Mueller
- FMAC
- Fondation Baur – Musée des Arts d’Extrême Orient
- Fondation Martin Bodmer
- Musée d’art et d’histoire (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Musée Rath and Maison Tavel)
- MAMCO
- Musée de Carouge
- Musée d’ethnographie
- Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
- Musée international de la Réforme
- Muséum Genève (Muséum d’histoire naturelle et Musée d’histoire des sciences)
Designed as a platform for discussing museum-related issues, the Conference has set itself the objective of implementing concrete actions for the momentum and influence of Geneva’s museum scene.
The Conference is currently chaired by Marie-Aude Python, Director of the Department of Culture and Digital Transition. The management teams of these 14 institutions meet at least twice a year, in spring and autumn.
Measures adopted since 2014
- The adoption of the visual identity for the Musées de Genève
- Joint poster campaigns and promotional materials
- The organisation of joint one-off events: promotional tours, symposiums, etc.
- Joint and aggregated reporting of annual attendance figures
- The creation of the museesdegeneve.ch portal
- The launch of the Museum Pass