Museum of Art and History, Geneva
Geneva's encyclopaedic museum of 1910, with archaeology, applied arts and fine arts on five floors.
The Musee d'art et d'histoire opened in 1910 in a monumental building by the Geneva architect Marc Camoletti, laid out around a central courtyard on the Tranchees plateau above the old town. It brought together collections that had been scattered across the city, and it remains the largest museum in Geneva. Around 650,000 objects are held across archaeology, applied arts and fine arts, with a selection shown on five floors.
Highlights include Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draught of Fishes of 1444, painted for Geneva cathedral and showing Lake Geneva in the background, together with works by Rembrandt, Liotard, Corot, Hodler and Vallotton. The archaeological floor covers Egypt, the Near East, Greece and Rome, while the applied arts rooms hold armour and weapons, silver, musical instruments and period interiors. The museum also runs the Musee Rath and other sites in the city.
Highlights
- Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draught of Fishes, painted in 1444
- Marc Camoletti's 1910 building around a central courtyard
- Around 650,000 objects across five floors
- Armoury, silver and period rooms in the applied arts wing
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