19 – 20 September

Monsters of the City

Booking Required

Thomas Flahaut, novelist and dramatist trained at the Swiss Literary Institute of Biel, has published several novels with Éditions de l’Olivier and poetry at Castor Astral.

This workshop builds a collective “Geneva Directory of Monsters”, mapping strange, dreamlike and horrific urban phenomena and imagining monsters that inhabit spaces of social violence. Participants will examine the hybrid zone between reality and the fantastic to explore how fiction can reveal urban tensions and make visible hidden forms of violence.

In French.

Grand-Rue 40,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: © Peter Samuel Jaggi

Saturday 18 April, 13:30

Draw the Pâquis: Digital Illustration Workshop

Lectures & Workshops

Bibliothèque des Pâquis

This hands-on workshop introduces digital illustration through imagining futures for the Pâquis neighbourhood. Participants explore tablet and computer drawing tools, experiment with styles from utopian to dystopian, and develop a personal vision to translate into a digital artwork. The session covers software techniques, composition and storytelling, and practical workflows for exporting and printing a finished piece. Open to all levels, the workshop emphasizes creative exploration and technical skills to communicate urban imaginaries.

In French.

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28 January – 23 December

Our Biodiversity: Memory game

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This interactive memory challenge invites participants to test their memory while exploring practical ways to preserve biodiversity based on Geneva’s municipal strategy. Players match “before-and-after” images that illustrate individual and institutional actions, and each correct pair reveals concise information explaining the measure. The activity examines themes such as habitat restoration, species-friendly practices, urban greening and policy responses, helping participants understand the impact and rationale behind everyday and organisational conservation choices.

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28 January – 23 December

Create Your Own Rousseau-Style Herbarium

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.

In French.

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17 – 18 April

Painting in France: 30 Years of Research on Drawing in the 15th–16th Centuries

Lectures & Workshops

MAH

This international conference at the University of Geneva reflects on thirty years of research into drawing and painting in 15th–16th-century France. It revisits the impact of key earlier scholarship, especially the 1993–94 exhibition Quand la peinture était dans les livres, and considers how the field has evolved since then. The event highlights new methodologies, recent discoveries, and changing perspectives on artistic practices, production contexts, and networks in Renaissance France.

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Saturday 18 April, 10:00

The Symphony of Trees

Lectures & Workshops

Bibliothèque des Eaux-Vives

An exploratory walking workshop that invites participants to listen creatively to the hidden sounds of trees, soils and grass. The session introduces the unconventional instrument Subterraneum and guides attendees to record vibrant environmental noises, compare recordings, and practice describing and naming what they hear. Participants experiment with attentive listening, field recording techniques and collaborative sound-making, developing skills in sonic observation and ecological awareness.

In French.

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Saturday 18 April, 14:00

40 Trees of Geneva Through the Seasons

Lectures & Workshops

Bibliothèque de la Cité

Raphaël Fiammingo, from the City of Geneva’s Parks and Gardens Department (SEVE), oversees care and development of the city’s trees and urban forests, managing over 40,000 trees and 70 hectares of public forest.

This lecture presents a curated selection of 40 notable trees found in Geneva, exploring seasonal changes, species diversity (more than 400 varieties), ecological roles, and urban forestry practices. Fiammingo examines identification, conservation challenges, and why urban tree heritage matters for biodiversity, climate resilience, and community well-being.

In French.

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