The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva presents “Humanitarian, by Design?” until Sunday 29 August 2027. The exhibition shows nearly 200 objects and photographs, most of them for the first time.
The story
The exhibition is part of the transformation of the museum’s permanent exhibition. This work began in summer 2026 and continues until 2028, the year of the museum’s 40th anniversary.
Who organises it
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum organises the exhibition. It works with the Geneva Graduate Institute, HEAD – Genève, the University of Copenhagen and the EssentialTech Centre at EPFL.
The curatorship comes from the research project “The Future of Humanitarian Design” (HUD).
What to find
The exhibition brings together first-aid kits, tents, prostheses, maps and makeshift shelters.
It shows improvised, institutional or repurposed design in crises, displacement and extreme poverty. Visitors see reused plastics, “architectures of waiting”, personal stories and images of crisis.
The exhibition asks visitors a question. How does humanitarian action concern each of us, here and now?
Practical information
- Dates, Thursday 8 Oct. 2026 to Sunday 29 Aug. 2027
- Opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm; closed on Mondays, 24, 25 and 31 Dec. and 1 Jan.
- Venue, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, avenue de la Paix 17, 1202 Geneva
- Price, CHF 15; reduced CHF 10 (aged 12 to 22, over 65, people with disabilities, jobseekers, members of the Movement, staff of International Geneva); families, 25% off; audio guide CHF 2; ticket valid for the permanent and temporary exhibitions
- Age, free for under-12s
- Tickets, museum online shop
Links
- Official site, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Humanitarian, by design?
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Geneva Tourism, Humanitarian, by design?, accessed 13 November 2026
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Humanitarian, by design?, accessed 13 November 2026
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Prices, opening hours & access, accessed 13 November 2026
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