Barbier-Mueller Museum

The Barbier-Mueller Museum, founded in 1977, is located at 10 rue Jean-Calvin, in Geneva, Switzerland. Its collection contains over 7,000 pieces and includes works of art from Tribal and Classical antiquity as well as sculptures, fabrics and ornaments from "primitive" civilizations around the world.

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Opening hours: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: musee@barbier-mueller.ch
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Geneva (Switzerland)
Also known as: “Musee Barbier-Mueller”
Address: Rue Jean-Calvin 10, Genève, 1204

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Pierre Cathedral and International Museum of the Reformation.

St. Pierre Cathedral

Church

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Saint Peter's Cathedral Geneva is a historic church in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 1535, it has been the principal church of the Protestant Church of Geneva and a central site of the Protestant Reformation. St. Pierre Cathedral is situated 170 metres southeast of Barbier-Mueller Museum.

International Museum of the Reformation

Museum

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The International Museum of the Reformation is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to the history and heritage of the Protestant Reformation. It was opened in 2005. International Museum of the Reformation is situated 140 metres southeast of Barbier-Mueller Museum.

Musée Rath

Museum

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The Musée Rath is an art museum in Geneva, used exclusively for temporary exhibitions. Its building is the oldest purpose-built art museum in Switzerland, and the original home of Geneva's Musée d'Art et d'Histoire. Musée Rath is situated 250 metres west of Barbier-Mueller Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plainpalais and Les Pâquis.

Plainpalais

Suburb

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Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and was a municipality of the Canton of Geneva until 1931.

Les Pâquis

Suburb

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Les Pâquis is a suburb.

Champel

Suburb

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Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.

Barbier-Mueller Museum

Categories: art museum, ethnographic museum, memory institution, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.20203° or 46° 12′ 7″ north

Longitude

6.1467° or 6° 8′ 48″ east

Elevation

411 metres (1,348 feet)

Open location code

8FR8642W+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4681396472

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

10228799

Wikidata ID

Q3329082

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Barbier-Mueller Museum” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Museu Barbier-Muller d’Art Precolombí”
French: “musée Barbier Müller”
French: “musee Barbier-Mueller”
French: “musée barbier-mueller”
French: “musée Barbier-Mueller”
French: “Musée Barbier-Mueller”
French: “musée Barbier-Müller”
German: “Museum Barbier-Mueller”
Japanese: “バービー・ミューラー博物館”
Spanish: “Museo Barbier-Muller de Arte Precolombino”

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