A large number of poster lovers attended a guided tour of the «Nyon en Affiches» exhibition at the Château de Nyon, led by Jean-Daniel Clerc, founder and director of Galerie 1 2 3. Over the years, the Geneva-based gallery has helped to develop the poster collection of the Château de Nyon.

During the guided tour on Thursday 23 November, the vintage poster expert gave a detailed account of the origins of the most interesting works, highlighting the economic and entrepreneurial dynamism of businesses in the Nyon region, from Centaure and Sans-Tort (sic!) aperitifs to La Chinoise pasta and Mühlethaler perfumes. Visitors will also have learned a wealth of information about the printers of the Lake Geneva region and their printing techniques, in particular lithography, as well as the sometimes intricate paths that experts have to take to date certain vintage posters.

The «Nyon en Affiches» exhibition runs until 7 January 2024 at the Château de Nyon.

We were delighted to be able to take part in the "Le téléphérique" exhibition in the magical setting of the API ecomuseum (Association pour le patrimoine industriel, Geneva) featuring a selection of our posters on the Salève cable car.

Original vintage poster by Henry Reb for the opening of the Salève cable car in August 1932.

Exhibition until December 1st 2023
Ecomusée - API
25 rue du Vuache - 1201 Genève

www.patrimoineindustriel.ch

Featuring a series of posters from the Château de Nyon collections spanning the 20th century, a new temporary exhibition introduces visitors to various aspects of the town's cultural, industrial and tourist activities. The region is also featured, with excursions to Saint-Cergue, Rolle and its "Grapillon" grape juice, Aubonne, Morges and its "Stimulant" aperitif.

This true visual memory, rooted in local life, offers a wide range of styles from different eras, with graphic gems by Noël Fontanet, Henry-Claudius Forestier and François Jaques, among others. Historical notes and a number of objects complement the presentation, helping to put the festivals and industries of the time into context.

It is the first time that these fragile, large-format posters, collected over the last twenty-five years and sometimes surviving only in very rare or even unique copies, have been shown as a whole at the Château.

A book has been published about the exhibition.

Read JD Clerc's interview on this exhibition >

THURSDAY JUNE 1ST 2023, FROM 6PM TO 10PM

Press release:

The Eaux-Vives neighbourhood abounds with high quality art exhibitions and creative workshops, some that are prestigious and internationally recognised. It is home to sometimes overlooked hidden treasures. “Un soir aux Eaux-Vives” is an invitation to art lovers, artists, to epicureans and to romantics, to come and spend a wonderful evening discovering the expose works and in some cases being lucky enough to meet the Artist himself.

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Olivier Lafrance dressed as Sheev Palpatine during the Star Wars Original Posters opening.

Photos Laetitia Lafrance / Instagram @laetitialafrance

JUNE 2nd 2022, 6PM - 10PM

Galerie 1 2 3 invites you to the opening of our next exhibition "All that Jazz!", as part of the fourth edition of "Un soir aux Eaux-Vives", an open evening of galleries and artists' studios in the Eaux-Vives.

From Miles Davis to Serge Gainsbourg, via Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington or Dizzy Gillespie, this unique exhibition will present each musician through an vintage poster and an original photographic proof by the Geneva photographer Dany Gignoux. With some live jazz by the TRIO MGS featuring Stéphane Métraux (tenor sax), Benoit Gauthier (double bass), Nelson Schaer (drums).