- Address: Rue Jean-Calvin 10, 1204 Geneve-Genf, Switzerland
- Phone: +41 22 312 02 70
- Website: http://www.barbier-mueller.ch/
- E-mail: musee@barbier-mueller.ch
- Entrance fee: adult - € 6,5, student and for pensioners - € 4, children under 12 years - free of charge
- Opening hours: 11 am to 5 pm
Geneva is a city that opens up great prospects for travelers, as there are many private and public museums of different orientations here. One of them is the Barbier-Muller Museum, which collected unique archaeological artifacts under its roof.
History of the Barbier-Muller Museum in Geneva
The museum collection was based on two private collections of Swiss collectors. It all began with Josef Müller, whose passion was collecting works by Picasso, Matisse, Cezanne and the resale of rare paintings. By 1918, he managed to collect an impressive collection of works by these and other artists. And in 1935 Muller acted as the organizer of the exhibition "African Negro Art", exhibits for which he also selected from private collections. Among them, for example, was the Gabonese mask, which in the future acquired the Barbier-Muller Museum from the poet Tristan Zara.
Jean-Paul Barbier, the second person involved in the creation of the museum, was married to the daughter of Josef Müller. He, like the father-in-law, was interested in African art and objects of everyday life, in particular, with masks, weapons, religious objects. The Barbier-Muller Museum was established in 1977 after the death of Josef Müller. At present, the number of exhibits of the museum has already exceeded 7,000 items and the collection continues to be constantly replenished by the descendants of Mueller.
Exhibits of the museum
The Barbier-Muller Museum in Geneva will introduce you to the artifacts of the ancient civilizations of the Zapotecs, the Nax, the Olmec, the Urine, Teotihuacan, the Chavin, the Paracas, the Tribes of Central America. In addition, there are also items related to the cultures of the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas. The oldest exhibits of the museum are more than 4 thousand years old. The rarest objects here are the ceramics of the Olmec civilization and the figure of Hueueteotl.
Now the Museum of Barbier-Muller often organizes traveling exhibitions, creates catalogs and colorful books on art.
How to visit?
The Barbier Museum in Geneva is one of the main attractions of the country and is waiting for all visitors daily from 11.00 to 17.00. Adult ticket costs € 6.5, student and for pensioners € 4. Children under 12 years old admission free. You can get to the museum by buses 2, 12, 7, 16, 17.
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