From John Burley
The commune of Divonne-les-Bains asked me to organise an exhibition that illustrates the history of relations – economic, social, cultural over the last one hundred years between the Pays de Gex and Geneva.
Entitled 100ans +1 de vie internationale: une région transformée. The exhibition is intended to mark the anniversary of 100 years of multilateralism in Geneva with the establishment of the League of Nations in 1920. It had to be postponed last year because of the pandemic.
A number of GIN Club members contributed to the preparation of the exhibition: David Gwilliam helped on the history of golf in Divonne; David Steiber recalled memories of the Investors Overseas Services; Mike Price and others helped with contacts in CERN; and Philip Jenkins, Richard Saynor and Mark Warren have produced a map of 10 cross-border walks in the area.
The exhibition will be held from 29 September – 24 October in the Maison du Quartier de la Gare in the centre of Divonne.