This is one of Geneva's largest museums, situated in the old city area. It has over 7,000 items housed in a large building constructed in the early 1900s. It's divided into different floors: there's an applied arts area, a fine arts area (paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints by Swiss and other European artists over several centuries), a watchmaking/enamel/jewellery section, and a large archaeology collection.
Unfortunately, the entire archaeology floor was closed when I visited! Its artifacts are from Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East (in other words, exactly what I study for my Classical History and Archaeology major!) so that was disappointing to miss. Instead, I spent my time in the fine arts area looking at paintings. The building itself was grand and beautiful too!
Another beautiful place to spend some time. I love those wooden floors! What a grand place for a CB square dance!!
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Yet another gorgeous building, but what a shame that the Archaeology wing was closed !! :( I'm sure those paintings were beautiful though, and even if the building was empty it would still be quite a sight ! I love the richly colored walls as backdrops to the paintings, rather than plain white.
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I too was "swept off my feet" by the floors! I'm always surprised by the lack of other tourists in your photos...perhaps that is why they are so lovely to look at.
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