History

When the League of Nations was dissolved in 1946, the Palais des Nations and its other assets were transferred to the United Nations. In homage to its predecessor, in 1947, the League of Nations Museum was established to showcase most of the League's documents and artefacts.

Following a major redesign of its spaces and permanent exhibition, the museum was renamed as the UN Museum Geneva in 2015. The space started then to highlight not only the history of the League of Nations but also the work of the United Nations, and the connections between the two organizations.

Starting 2025, it is now known as the UN History Museum Geneva. It has expanded its reach on the Web, presenting unique experiences to visitors across the globe.

The Permanent Exhibition

This exhibition presents unique documents from the UN archives, the UN system, and private collections. It explores the evolution of the multilateral system since the creation of the League of Nations to the work of the United Nations today.

It outlines the contours of multilateralism and highlights the exceptional role that Geneva plays on the international level, while revealing some of the little-known aspects of multilateral diplomacy. The documents exhibited invite visitors both to understand the place of multilateralism in the functioning of the contemporary international system and start thinking about its evolution and future.