The Musée Ariana in Geneva presents “Le verre, au-delà de la matière” until Sunday 3 January 2027. This retrospective brings together more than two hundred objects from the collections of the Cirva in Marseille.
The story
The Cirva is the International Centre for Research on Glass and the Visual Arts, in Marseille. The exhibition looks back at its creative project, launched in 1983.
Who organises it
The exhibition is presented by the Musée Ariana, the Swiss museum of ceramics and glass. Geneva Tourism also names the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Étienne Métropole, in partnership with the Cirva. It opened on 24 April 2026.
What to find
More than two hundred objects take a contemporary look at glass, a material thousands of years old. The approach crosses several disciplines.
The artists named are Ettore Sottsass, Pierre Charpin, Betty Woodman, Bob Wilson, Giuseppe Penone, Jana Sterbak and James Lee Byars.
Practical information
- Dates: until Sunday 3 January 2027
- Times, 10 am to 5 pm
- Venue: Musée Ariana, avenue de la Paix 10, 1202 Geneva
- Price: 12 francs; 9 francs reduced rate; free admission up to age 25 and on the first Sunday of the month
Links
- Organiser’s website, Musée Ariana
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Geneva Tourism, Le verre, au-delà de la matière, accessed 13 November 2026
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