United Nations Museum — Attraction in Geneva

This might be a good museum, but as you cannot actually visit it how would one know? I toured the UN Geneva site in June, 2016, and was told that the League of Nations Museum is inside the UN Library, which is not open to the public.

The UN complex partly occupied a former League of Nations structure built in 1936. By that time, the League's noteworthy days, such as they were, had already passed. Before 1936, the League met in Wilson's Palace, closer to downtown Geneva. You cannot go in there, either, as it is a working UN building.

The UN had pretty effectively airbrushed the League of Nations out of...

On the one hand, the place is epic and the tour itself was great and our guide was as friendly as she was knowledgeable.

However, it must be said that for an institution of this level, the organisation and visitor facilities are an utter embarrassment for the UN.

There are many handwritten or haphazardly printed A4 signs, half peeled off from doors and windows. There were almost no other visitors that day, but still they somehow managed to be delayed. Also it was very unclear where and how visitors were supposed to queue / register / pay / wait. All in all, it left a very unprofessional...

A historical place and important part of the history.

League of Nations, later changed into United Nations, has started the long journey of creating better world, amidst all the daunting challenges in this world.

The access to this museum is located at the UN library in Palais des Nations, the UN Office in Geneva. You have to have the correct accreditation and ID to be able to access it.

At this point, many parts of the UNOG are being renovated. So it’s a bit complicated to find the access if you are not familiar with UNOG.

In terms of access, it has lift...