On Sunday, June 7, 2026, the Portail des Nations was officially inaugurated in Geneva, with representatives of international Geneva and Swiss and Geneva authorities in attendance, including the Mayor of the City of Geneva, Christina Kitsos. The project, initiated and largely financed by Ivan Pictet, president of the Fondation Portail des Nations, opened to the public the very next day, June 8, with "Together," a brand-new immersive experience inviting visitors to discover the inner workings of multilateralism.

This report takes a closer look at the people and ideas behind that opening, featuring interviews with Awa Dabo, Deputy Head at OHCHR; Gaëtan Roy of the Swiss Evangelical Alliance; Clemens Adams, former Director of the Division of Administration for the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG); Daniel Warner, former Deputy Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID); Anne-Shelton Aaron, a leading figure in Geneva's art world; Bettina Borisch, expert in global health at the University of Geneva; and members of INT Studio, the Geneva-based design studio behind the design of the Clockwork.

Their perspectives trace a line from the diplomatic and institutional weight of the inauguration itself to the broader questions the Portail des Nations is meant to raise — about global health, multilateral cooperation, design, faith, and culture's place in how Geneva tells its own story to the world.

Tickets at www.portaildesnations.ch

Photo (Left to Right) : Nadia Schlemmer (Banque Pictet), Awa Dabo (Deputy Head OHCHR) and Marie-Louise Roggo (Banque Pictet) - (Photo and report by David Glaser)

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