Olafur Eliasson, Geometric Lines for Horizons, 2014. © Jens Ziehe 2015. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
In the past, the first Sunday of the month tickets for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum were free. In November 2022 the museum launched Solidarity Sundays (Community Sundays) costing CHF 10.-/person.
Every first Sunday of the month, admission tickets will be collected and donated to the Geneva Red Cross, which will then redistribute them to its beneficiaries. Gradually, the Museum will also join forces with other local partners active in the social field. Thus, by purchasing one or more "hanging tickets", everyone will be able to promote access to culture through a civic act, from person to person.
Numerous activities and surprises await our visitors during Solidarity Sundays: yoga classes, special tours, meetings with authors, discovery of local products, etc.
Sunday, 2 April 2023
— 11h Emergencyoga class with Donna Williams. Combined ticket yoga class & exhibitions here.
— 14h Two voices visit through the lens of emotions with researchers from the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA) of the University of Geneva.*
— 15h30 Podcast listening and talk on pressure management in humanitarian negotiations, with the Centre for Competence in Humanitarian Negotiations (CCHN).*
Denise Bertschi, State Fiction. © Tristan Savoy (CCS Paris). International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Easter at the Museum
A FRAGILE BALANCE is an invitation to become fully present in the moment through a process of discovering, feeling, doing and letting go.
As part of its Year of Mental Health (2022–2023), the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum has given carte blanche to three contemporary Swiss artists: Denise Bertschi, Nicolas Cilins and Nina Haab. Their unique productions, together with a sculpture by Olafur Eliasson, explore our physical and mental limits and make us mindful of our inner balance.
- How do we keep our bearings in a world that’s changing at a dizzying speed?
- Where will we find new points of reference?
- What does our balance depend on?
A FRAGILE BALANCE exhibition has been extended through 23 April 2023. There is a mediation area for all creative people. During your visit to the Museum, you are invited to formulate and write down good wishes towards yourself. You can then post them on a large wall in the permanent exhibition.
© Denise Bertschi, ICRC Archives cigar boxes, 2022. Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
MUSÉE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE ET DU CROISSANT-ROUGE
Avenue de la Paix 17
1202 Genève
www.redcrossmuseum.ch
Open Tuesday to Sunday
April to October: 10h-18h
November to March: 10h-17h
Admission prices on normal days
Permanent and temporary* exhibitions: CHF 15.-
Temporary exhibition only: CHF 9.-
Admission is free for children under 12, for ICOM, AMS and AMICR members, for press card holders, and for visitors with a Raiffeisen bank card.
Price for Community Sundays
CHF 10.- *Access to activities and exhibitions through the purchase of a "Community Sunday" ticket, at the museum or online.
