Maison Tavel Museum

See how life has changed for Geneva's citizens over the centuries

Noteworthy for: A rare survivor from the Middle Ages, the Maison Tavel's building is Geneva's oldest residential dwelling, once considered to be the most beautiful in the city.
If strolling around the Old Town has made you curious about Geneva's long and often turbulent past, this museum tracing the city's history is definitely worth exploring. Housed in an impressive, fortress-like old house that is open to the public from cellar to attic, visitors can discover what everyday life was once like for Geneva's citizens.

Paintings and engravings on the first floor explore the evolution of the city, the ground floor houses objects from the Middle Ages to the Restoration and in the main hall visitors can see the work of Genevan craftsmen from the 17th and 18th centuries.