- Culture
- Geneva
At the Hamlet, luxury living meets cultural discovery—sometimes quite literally just steps away. Around the corner, the Museum of the Reformation invites you on a journey like no other with its captivating new exhibition:
“Voir l’invisible. L’Art Brut et l’au-delà” (“Seeing the Invisible. Art Brut and the Beyond”).
Whether you’re an avid museum-goer or someone who typically prefers other adventures, this exhibition promises to surprise and move you. It transcends the typical museum experience, offering a portal into unseen worlds shaped by the visions, spiritual encounters, and deeply personal realities of artists from around the globe.
Curated by renowned Art Brut expert Lucienne Peiry, this powerful collection showcases works from 14 self-taught creators, spanning from the 19th century to the present, and representing 13 countries, including Ghana, Indonesia, China, and Switzerland. These creators—often working in isolation and outside conventional artistic circles—explore metaphysical themes through painting, sculpture, embroidery, and drawing.
A Few Unmissable Highlights:
-A giant rooster-shaped coffin from Ghana by Oko Ataa, originally made for a real funeral.
-A hand-sewn ceremonial dress created by Jeanne Laporte-Fromage, designed to reunite with her late husband in the afterlife.
-Vivid and haunting artworks inspired by visions, spirits, and sacred texts, including prophetic diagrams by Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross.
What makes this exhibition so unique is not only the art itself, but the stories behind it. Many of the artists saw themselves not as creators, but as messengers—channeling the divine, the ancestral, or the cosmic. Their work challenges viewers to slow down, look deeper, and connect with something beyond the visible.
A Thought-Provoking Escape
“Seeing the Invisible” is more than an art show—it’s a philosophical, aesthetic, and sensory journey that lingers in the mind long after your visit. Whether you’re new to Geneva or simply looking for your next meaningful outing, this experience is not to be missed.
The Hamlet’s central location offers the perfect base to explore the best of the city’s cultural treasures—this remarkable exhibition included.
Address: Cr de Saint-Pierre 10, 1204 Genève
Open 10-5 Tues-Sunday closed Monday
5 minute walk from the Hamlet