Illuminated Treasures from Switzerland
The work of the craftsmen calligraphers and illuminators of the Middle Ages, who copied, illustrated and saved crucial texts from antiquity or their time, whether these talk about science, canon law, music or the history of mankind, allowed the transmission of wisdom that would otherwise have escaped us.[…]
The permanent exhibition recounts the history of civilization in a journey through time covering 5000 years since invention of writing, which offer a contrast with the 170-million-year-old fossils displayed at the museum’s entrance.
Discover treasures such as the sacred Egyptian papyri, the Gutenberg Bible, the manuscripts of the greatest writers …
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Route Martin-Bodmer 19
1223 Cologny (Genève)
info@fondationbodmer.ch
T +41 (22) 707 44 36
Guided tours : Book online
Visiting hours
Open from 2pm to 6pm
Tuesday – Sunday, closed on Monday
Admission
15 CHF : Adults
10 CHF : AVS, unemployed, students, Théâtre de Carouge subscribers
Free : Children under 18, Geneva pass, Raiffeisen card, and more (+)
