Night of the beasts! Celebration before the closure of the Natural History Museum

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For one year from 1 January 2024, the Museum will be closed for necessary work enabling it to fulfil its conservation role while also welcoming the public. Before it closes, it is inviting people of all ages to share a festive evening in fancy dress on Saturday 16 December, from 5.30 p.m..

5.30 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Workshops and activities

During the first part of the evening, you can chat to the museum staff about the museum’s development, its collections and their conservation, the research carried out and its plans for exhibition and mediation. On the programme: creative workshops, scientific activities, kids make-up, a look behind the scenes and décor, participatory fresco and other original discoveries.

8 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Music, catwalk and dance floor

The festivities will continue with animals on the catwalk, concerts and the opening of the dance floor. Come dressed as your totem animal (tiger, wolf, cockroach, etc.) and win the prize for the best costume!

Practical information

Saturday 16 December | 5.30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

• Free, general public, no registration required
• Throughout the evening, snacks will be available from the Museum Café (1st floor of the museum)

Learn more about the work at the Natural History Museum of Geneva.