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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge)


International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge)
17 avenue de la Paix
Geneva 1202
Switzerland
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“Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum)” Frommer's
“Musee International de la Croix-Rouge ET du Croissant Rouge” Fodors.com
“Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge” Wcities.com
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 43 attractions in Geneva
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Traveler Description: Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge. Open every day from 10:00 to 17:00 (5:00pm), except Tuesday. Closed on 24, 25 and 31... more »
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Attraction type: Specialty museum
Address: 17 avenue de la Paix Geneva 1202
Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 748 95 25
Fax: 41 22 748 95 28

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“Definitely worth a visit”
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5 of 5 stars
midway42
Minnesota, USA
Oct 19, 2008

I visited this museum on a Saturday morning, just before taking a tour of the Palais des Nations which is within walking distance from this one. As I said in that review, these two attractions are where Geneva gets its international reputation from and are a must see. I will not spoil the visit for anyone but there are several... more

“Best museum I have visited”
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5 of 5 stars
Flexiblefriend
Dallas
Apr 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I was absolutely blown away by this museum. It captures the essensce and history of the Red Cross and Red Crescent from its humble beginnings to the current day. It mixes audio, video and visual displays to get the information across. I usually get bored quite quickly in museums, but this captured my attention from the very beginning and kept... more

“Worth a visit”
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4 of 5 stars
HMoo
N Ireland
Sep 19, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Visited this museum in August 2006. It is different and modern. There are various features but difficult to do them in order as they are on the same floor space. The years on the wall with each conflict and distaster that the Red Cross were involved in was interesting. Worth a visit but will only take half day. more

“Superb, succinct museum”
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5 of 5 stars
Eiregirl
Apr 30, 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

It's worth a trip to the musum, if only to walk past the majestic (if heavily fortified) entrance of the U.N. on the Plaza des Nations and past the gorgeous Musee Arianna on the Avenue de la Paix. The museum itself isn't terribly large, but a clever combination of audio-visual presentations and interesting displays means that you'll probably spend about... more

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge) Address

17 avenue de la Paix, Geneva 1202, Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 748 95 25 Fax: 41 22 748 95 28