Housed since 1994 in a former factory in the Quartier des Bains, MAMCO is the largest contemporary art museum in Switzerland. Here you can explore temporary exhibitions and changing displays of its collection, devoted to art from the 1960s onwards.
Fine and applied arts museums
Main highlights
- Landmark exhibitions including retrospectives of Kippenberger, Sylvie Fleury and John Armleder
- An evolving collection that favours Swiss artists and those outside the mainstream
- A converted factory where the rooms evoke a studio, a collector’s apartment or a warehouse
Closed until 31.12.2028
Closed for renovation until 2028
Overview
Opened in 1994, MAMCO, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Geneva, occupies a former factory in the Quartier des Bains. It focuses mainly on art produced since the 1960s and describes itself as the largest contemporary art museum in Switzerland, with 3,500 m² of exhibition space.
The museum approaches the visit as a “global exhibition”. Temporary exhibitions and changing displays of the permanent collections follow one another seamlessly along the route. The Quartier des Bains is also home to several other Geneva art institutions.
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What to see and do
The collection, diverse and regularly expanded, favours Swiss artists and those working outside the mainstream. Part of it can be viewed online. The route suits newcomers and seasoned art lovers alike, who are free to wander from room to room.
MAMCO has staged numerous exhibitions on the Swiss and international art scenes. It regularly hosts retrospectives, including those devoted to Martin Kippenberger, Jim Shaw, Sylvie Fleury, John Armleder and William Leavitt.
The layout of the spaces traces the history of how art has been displayed. Depending on the room, you pass through a studio, a collector’s apartment, a loft, a warehouse or a “white cube”. These varied spaces and hangings change the way you look at the works.
Practical information
Getting there : from Genève-Cornavin station, take bus no. 1 to the École de Médecine stop, or trams 13 and 15 to the Place du Cirque stop.
Location : the museum is in the Quartier des Bains, in central Geneva, close to other contemporary art venues.
Audience : the route is designed for beginners and contemporary art connoisseurs alike.
Visiting tips
Collection displays and temporary exhibitions change regularly, so check the museum’s official website before you go to see what’s on. Combine your visit with the other institutions in the Quartier des Bains.
This place is part of the selection Geneva, between lakes, mountains and cosmopolitanism.
Nearby
- The Centre d’art contemporain de Genève, founded in 1974, is devoted exclusively to current artistic creation.
- The Patek Philippe Museum showcases more than five centuries of watchmaking art in an Art Deco building.
- The Cimetière des Rois, founded in the 18th century, holds the graves of notable Geneva figures.
Closed until 31.12.2028
Closed for renovation until 2028
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