L'Usine
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Shorts
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USINE SPORTS CLUB x GRAND THEATRE GENEVERomeo Warden
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Évita Kone - Police officer - live usine genèveEAZY ONE - Artiste Graffeur Suisse
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Zoo usine - Genèvegigi fortuna
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Dub step usine geneveTheAnjDavies
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Interview Usine ZOO genève - Tournage collectifMedialicia
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Los Scratchos @ L'Usine (Genève / 02.05.2015)Los Scratchos
Why go
- Rock concerts from PTR and Kalvingrad, which have promoted rock in Geneva and supported mainly local groups since the 1980s.
- Electronic music and DJ and VJ culture at the Zoo.
- Contemporary art at Forde, an independent space exhibiting artists outside institutional or commercial constraints.
Interesting facts4
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18 collectives
The centre brings together 18 collectives and associations.
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Active members share decisions at weekly management meetings.
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Creative spaces include recording studios, a record label, screen-printing, sewing and architecture workshops, and rehearsal rooms.
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Shared principles reject profit as the sole goal and competition or hierarchy between people and disciplines.
L'USINE
History
The former bar Le Moloko was known as a punk cultural hub. L’Usine helped form the Union des espaces culturels autogérés, which brings together about twenty associations.
- 1985The centre was founded as État d’Urgences by Frédérique Bouthéon, Virginie Keller, Paul Oberson and Nicolas Wadimoff.
- 1989The commune assigned the former gold-refining factory to the État d’Urgences association.
- 1998The association adopted the name L’Usine.
- 2007Artamis and the Rhino, alternative squatting and cultural venues linked to L’Usine’s former bar Le Moloko, closed.
Don't miss
- La MakhnoCatch emerging regional and other artists, with rap, dub, rock and punk among the musical styles. The bar also hosts screenings, political cafés and exhibitions.First floor
Sources: L'Usine (Genève) - Wikipedia · L'USINE · checked 26 Sep 2026
- Website
- usine.ch/
- Phone
- +41227813490
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Questions and answers
How is L’Usine run?
Active members share decisions at weekly management meetings.
Who uses L’Usine’s workshops and creative spaces?
They serve associations, artists and craftspeople.
Does L’Usine host festivals?
Yes. Festivals form part of the programme in its public spaces.
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