Hotel Geneva: Grand Pre Geneva Hotel

Hotel Grand-Pre Geneva
... Museums
Geneva is home to more than thirty museums and galleries presenting a wide array of cultural and historical offerings.
Art and History Museum Built between 1903 and 1910, it covers the whole of western culture, from its origins to the present days. Its three sectors comprise Archaeology, Fine Arts , Applied Arts. Rue Charles-Galland 2 1206 Genève Tel. +41 (0)22 418 26 00 Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-5pm - Closed on Monday. Admission: free Entrance for temporary exhibitions: CHF 5.-
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum Located just opposite the Palais des Nations, this museum was opened in 1988 to pay tribute to the extraordinary deeds of the men and women of the Red Cross who have served humanity for over 140 years. The museum features a multi-media extravaganza that overwhelms the senses and provides access to the latest news and film footage taken straight from today’s headlines Ave de la Paix 17 1202 Genève Tel. +41 (0)22 748 95 25 Daily opened except Tuesdays, 10:00 – 17:00 Admission CHF10.-
Patek Philippe Museum The museum presents an evocative collection of timepieces dating back as far as the early 16th century, demonstrating the artistic and engineering prowess of Geneva’s past and present masters. Modern masterpieces from Patek Philippe’s latest collections are also on display as well as music boxes, pistols and other historic bibelots spread over the museum’s four floors. Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 7 1205 Genève Tel. +41 (0)22 807 09 10 Tuesday-Friday: 2pm-5pm Saturday: 10am-5pm Admission: CHF 10.- Adults, CHF 7.- Senior citizens and disabled persons
Rath Museum Built as a gift to the people of Geneva by two sisters, Jeanne-Françoise and Henriette Rath, and inaugurated in 1826, the museum was conceived as a "Temple of the Muses" embodying both French taste and the Italian style. The museum currently exhibits international as well as Swiss art. Place Neuve 2 1204 Genève Tel. +41 (0)22 418 33 40 Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday: 10am-5pm. Wednesday: noon-9pm Admission: CHF 9.- / CHF 5.-
Natural History Museum The largest museum of natural history of Switzerland.Presents an educational look at the world of nature with special emphasis on the ecological history of Switzerland. Included is a life size model menagerie of bears, foxes, alligators, aardvarks and other animals as well as a complete collection of every mineral and plant indigenous to Switzerland. Aa special children’s area for kids and a working lab for visiting scientists. Route de Malagnou 1 1208 Genève Tel. +41 (0)22 418 63 00 Tuesday-Sunday: 9.30am-5pm Admission: free