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The bright lights turn to night after the sun sets. As day follows night, people are living their busy life. Hasty footsteps, rushing time, knitted brows, when will there be speed bumps to slow down the pace? It’s time to look up to the sky and enjoy the palette of nature. Take a deep breath, the day will be over.

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Safeguarded History within Geneva

Hidden within Cologny, a canton of Geneva, the Martin-Bodmer Foundation has been an avid collector of manuscripts and special editions of a wide range of literary works. Starting from the year 1920, their collection has grown expansive and contains such worldly relics as a Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here are examples of the preciousness of their collection, and its diversity as a whole.

The collection possesses an original print of the classical poem, Paradise Lost, published in 1667 and heralded in modern times as one of the greatest works of the 17th century.

An early copy of the original comedy written by Shakespeare in 1595, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a drama that challenged the status quo of its time.

The collection ranges far and wide as they even possess one of the earliest printed versions of the Qur’an, written here as Al-Coranus, dating back to 1694.

Not only restricted to storybooks or plays, Martin-Bodmer has an extensive collection of original encyclopedias on various subjects, such as this book on botany.

The collection contains assorted handwritten books on subjects from well before the use of the printing press, shown here in this Chinese gardening manual.

While easily mistaken as a rock, this stone cylinder was a message sent by Nebuchadnezzar to Akhenaten as an early method of paperless communication.

Five Worthy Museums to Visit in Geneva

Geneva might not seem to be entertaining at first. The Swiss town is largely losing to Paris or London, when it comes to expositions, shopping malls or just a city landscape, enriched with outstanding architecture. However, if you’re seeking some aesthetic pleasure and knowledge, here are five undervalued museums located around town, that may leave you surprised.

Musées d’Art et d’Histoire de Geneve

If you’ve decided to explore museums of Geneva, this is a great museum to start with. It’s one of the biggest museums in Switzerland, containing around 650’000 objects of art and archeological findings. It has some permanent expositions, but offers new temporary expositions every year. One of the recent expositions included works of famous artists such as Picasso

Address: Rue Charles-Galland 2, 1206 Geneva
Timetable: Open from 11 AM to 18 PM: Closed on Mondays
Price: Free – Permanent expositions
Prices may vary – Temporary expositions

Musée Ariana

It’s easy to spot the romantic façade of the Musée Ariana alongside the Palace of the United Nations and the Standing Commission of the Red Cross precise geometric buildings. The museum offers an outstanding collection of glass and ceramics and introduces you to its history within Europe and Asia.

Address: Avenue de la Paix 10, 1202 Geneva
Timetable: Open from 11 am to 18 pm: Closed on Mondays
Price: CHF 8 / CHF 6 – Permanent expositions
CHF 5 /CHF 3 – Temporary expositions

Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

This museum will surely be of interest to those who came to Geneva to work in human rights and humanitarian fields, as well as to those curious to learn more about what it is these legendary organizations do. Its expositions can tell visitors the history of humanitarian work overtime and also provide updates on current operations worldwide.

Address: Avenue de la Paix 17, 1202 Geneva
Timetable: Open from 11 AM to 17 PM: Closed on Mondays
Price: CHF 15 – Adults
CHF 7 – Youth of ages 12-22 or seniors over 65
Free – Children under the age of 12

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO)

MAMCO is the largest modern art museum in Switzerland, and is globally regarded as a reference to what’s going on in the art world. It’s a dream destination of every art school student. Its unique collections will give you lots of emotions and food for thought. If you are into contemporary art, this is surely a place to go.

Address: Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10, 1205 Geneva
Timetable: Open from 12 AM to 18 PM: Closed on Mondays
Price: CHF 15 – Adults
CHF 10 – Apprentices, teachers, artists and seniors
Free – Friends of MAMCO, youth under the age of 18, students, unemployed and disabled

Patek Philippe Museum

Except for being an amazing marketing move, Patek Philippe museum tells a story of an old luxury brand and history of an iconic swiss item: watches. The museum owns an extraordinary collection of watches of all kinds, including ancient ones, made from 1500^th century up to 1800^th century.

Address: Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 7, 1205 Geneva
Timetable: Open from 14 AM to 18 PM: Closed on Mondays and Sundays
Price: CHF 10 – Adults
CHF 10 – Students of ages 18-25 and seniors

Webster’s Got Talented Students

Singers, dancers, musicians, and magicians. Webster’s Got Talent has it all. Every year the multi-talented students of Webster Geneva sign up to compete in our most exciting event. This year it consisted of nine students and seven performances. Contestants were Amir Mominbayev, Youssef Negm, Lucas Barbey, Jerah Barredo, Polina Flenova, Dravid Lord, Hulda Calix, Peter Hofmann and Josue Lopez. Participants are critiqued by a panel of three judges but ultimately the winner is decided by voting in the audience.

To open the show Dravid Lord sings “Love in the Dark” by Adele with Polina Flenova accompanying him on keyboards.

In a soulful and tear-jerking performance Jerah Barredo sings “Say Something” by A Great Big World. She got the crowd emotional and earned non-stop applause.

Youssef Negm performs a musical comedy piece, playing guitar and singing along to “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears. He also included audience interaction!

Lucas Barbey sings “Better” by Khalid, adding in some dance moves!

Polina Flenova and Hulda Calix dance with guest judge Youssef Awad, a Webster Geneva alumni. Youssef, a dancer himself, joined Polina and Hulda on stage after watching them perform and asked them to teach him some moves.

Amir Mominbayev shows off powerful vocals singing “Given Up” by Linkin Park. Amir came in second place and drove the crowd crazy.

Winners Youssef Negm, Peter Hofmann, and Josue Lopez. They performed an original piece with drums, guitar, and keyboard that they created after beginning to play together in Webster’s Music Club.

Memories

Memories help us become the people we are today. Memories take many forms, but all come together as an individual applies significance to them. The idea for this gallery was to collect and showcase the items that helped form some of the students in the Webster Geneva community, and show the world a piece of their inner workings.

“This necklace was a graduation and ‘welcome to the real world’ gift by my parents two years ago.”

Claire

“This sweatshirt is one of the oldest things I own. After my family moved to England, my grandfather bought it. After he passed away it became mine and has since shrunk enough to fit me. It is now about 15 years old and every time I wear it I am reminded of England and of my family.”

Fish

“A ring and a bracelet, each given to me by my two best friends. They carry a lot of emotional weight because to me they are almost like symbols of our friendship.”

Dominik

“My guitar is super important to me. I’ve embarrassed myself countless times at open mics and jam nights, and nobody knows. Only the guitar knows these secrets. The guitar would blackmail me if it could. That’s why I keep her close.”

Youssef

“The most significant object for me would be the bracelet that was made and gifted to me by my boyfriend the first time that we met and I rarely take it off. Representing a snake, he wears a matching style, with a ram instead, and this was the first gift that he gave me in person.”

Zeke

“My necklace holds great sentimental value as it was given to me by my mother. It has been with me for over 18 years and it is a reminder to stay strong, be happy, and to never give up. Most importantly, it shows me that whichever path I choose in life, my mother is with me every step of the way.”

Layan

“Out of all her grandchildren, my grandmother chose to give me this ring. She gave it to me to show how important I am to her.”

Renad

“This ring was a gift from my grandmother. It is significant to her, and therefore to me, because jade is an important symbol in Vietnamese culture, meant to bring peace and protect from misfortune. To me, it represents family–their well-being, health, and happiness.”