Category: Museums & Exhibits
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“Pioneers of Photography” at Maison Tavel until March 2020
UNTIL March 2020, a new exhibition at the Maison Tavel in Geneva’s Old Town displays a beautiful collection of photographs tracing the first 25 years of photography in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
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“Shadows” illuminates the Hermitage until October 2019
I’M chuffed how, in its recent exhibits, the Hermitage Foundation has managed to include a favourite painting of mine – this time, it’s one I loved during my five-year stay as an expat in Hampstead, London.
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“British Painting from Turner to Whistler” at Hermitage Foundation
LIVING in London, as I did from 1994 to 1999 meant being spoiled for choice when it came to top-notch museums and art galleries. In particular I enjoyed visiting the Tate Britain on Millbank, which houses the nation’s Turner Collection as well as beloved works by the Pre-Raphaelites and remarkable portraits by the American painters […]
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“Christa de Carouge” celebrates a beloved, local fashion designer
CHRISTA de Carouge, “the lady in black”, left a lasting impression on Swiss fashion and made the Geneva suburb of Carouge, whose name she adopted, famous well beyond its borders. Her multifunctional clothes made with graphic designs in luxurious and innovative fabrics bestowed upon those who wore them elegance, freedom and comfort. Celebrated for her […]
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Images Festival 2018 turns Vevey into an open-air photo museum
I KNOW it’s a little late in the game to be telling you about the outdoor photography exhibition called Festival Images Vevey that since the 8th of this month has taken over the parks, buildings, streets (and even a portion of Lac Leman) of this picturesque city, but with six days still to go […]
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