Many are by Swiss artists, including the Giacomettis, father and son. When I visited, one floor featured a large, temporary exhibition of more than 100 paintings by the Swiss painter Gustav Buchet, an important figure in the avant-garde movements in early-20th-century Switzerland. The building was designed by the Portuguese architects Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus and opened in June 2022, along with the plaza. Many photos reminded how trains can represent escape and adventure, but also a Hail Mary for the desperate. Black-and-white shots of war refugees piling onto trains, taken 70 years ago, felt like they could have been taken last month.

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Persons: Gustav Buchet, François Bocion, Bocion, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Rodin, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Francisco, Manuel Aires Mateus, Henri Cartier, Nan Goldin, Mary Organizations: Bresson Locations: Swiss, Switzerland, Lake Geneva, Portuguese