Musée Barbier-Mueller

Since 1977, the Musée Barbier-Mueller in Geneva has displayed the important collection of Swiss industrialist Josef Mueller, which began in 1907. Today the holdings comprise more than 7,000 objects from classical ancient cultures as well as traditional overseas societies. Here you can admire sculptures, textiles, and jewelry from so-called primitive cultures in particular, a collection continued by Mueller's daughter Monique and her husband, Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. In addition to its permanent exhibition, the museum shows works from other institutions and organizes traveling exhibitions. As a central site for art historical research, it also publishes its own catalogs and monographs on a range of cultural topics.