International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Established1988
LocationAvenue de la Paix 17, Geneva, Switzerland
Coordinates46°13′38″N 6°8′13″E
Typemuseum
Websitehttps://www.redcrossmuseum.ch/

Background

The museum opened in 1988 and underwent a significant renovation from 2011 to 2013.

An exhibition named “The Humanitarian Adventure” presents three contemporary problems through three distinct spaces; each created by a different architect: Defending human dignity (Gringo Cardia, Brazil), Reconstructing family links (Diébédo Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso), Reducing natural risks (Shigeru Ban, Japan).

Although it gives pride of place to knowledge and reflection, the museography introduces a new dimension into its device: emotion. As they enter each of the three thematic areas, visitors are invited to engage in an awareness-building experience even before they discover the area's informational content.

Twelve witnesses trace the main thread of “The Humanitarian Adventure”. They first welcome visitors in a scenographic device and then accompany them on their tour of the exhibition. The witnesses are there to remind us that human relations are at the heart of all humanitarian action.

  • El Petrificat
  • Dignity trampled underfoot
  • Tracing the missing
  • Cyclone, théâtre optique

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