Museum sights in Geneva
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European Organisation for Nuclear Research
European Organisation for Nuclear Research, 8km west near Meyrin, is a laboratory for research into particle physics and was founded in 1954. It accelerates electrons and positrons down a 27km circular tube (the world's biggest machine) and the resulting collisions create new forms of matter - in 1996 it created antimatter for the first time. The lab can be visited by a free three-hour guided tour; book at least one month in advance.
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Musée de Carouge
Geneva’s bohemian streak strikes in Carouge, where the lack of any real sights – bar fashionable 18th-century houses overlooking courtyard gardens and Musée de Carouge, displaying 19th-century ceramics – is part of the charm.
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Musée Barbier-Mueller
Venerating world culture, the Musée Barbier-Mueller has objects from so-called primitive societies, including pre-Columbian South American art treasures, Pacific Island statues, and shields and weapons from Africa.
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Musée d'Art et d'Histoire
Konrad Witz’ La pêche miraculeuse (c 1440–44), portraying Christ walking on water on Lake Geneva, is a highlight of the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire.
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Musée International de la Réforme
Protestant John Calvin preached here between 1536 and 1564; see his seat in the north aisle of the cathedral and trace his life in the Musée International de la Réforme.
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Musée D’art Moderne et Contemporain
Set in an industrial 1950s factory, the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain plays host to young, international and cross-media exhibitions.
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Espace Rousseau
The Espace Rousseau is home to a 25-minute audiovisual display tracing the troubled life of Geneva’s greatest thinker, born here in 1712.
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Patek Phillipe Museum
A treasure trove of precision art, this museum displays exquisite timepieces from the 16th century to the present.
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Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
Kids adore the stuffed bears, tigers, giraffes and Swiss fauna in the Musée d’Histoire Naturelle.
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Musée Rath
Musée Rath under renovation is expected to open in spring, 2009.
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