14 – 15 October

Anticipation Summit 2026

Anticipation Summit 2026 convenes policymakers, scientists and diplomats to explore the intersections of scientific foresight and international policy. Through panels and workshops, the summit examines how emerging technologies and strategic foresight can inform diplomatic decision-making, governance and global cooperation. Participants will gain insights into anticipatory methods, scenario planning and cross-sector collaboration to address complex transnational challenges. The programme emphasizes practical approaches to integrate scientific advice into policy processes and strengthen anticipatory capacities across institutions.

Route François-Peyrot 30,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex

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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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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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Thursday 13 August, 18:30

Yoga Class

Lectures & Workshops

MAH

This class blends dynamic yoga practices with functional conditioning, emphasizing breath, alignment and mobility. Participants work through flowing sequences and targeted strength exercises to improve posture, flexibility and core stability. The session examines movement principles and sequencing strategies that support sustainable progress and injury prevention. It is preceded by a short presentation of an artwork, offering a cultural frame for embodied practice.

In French.

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Saturday 15 August, 10:00

Humorous Writing Workshop

Lectures & Workshops

Caustic Comedy Club

An intensive workshop exploring the craft of comedic writing, focusing on voice, timing and comic structure. Participants analyse humorous texts, practise joke construction and develop short pieces with guided feedback. Practical exercises emphasise observation, rhythm, word choice and narrative surprise, and include iterative drafting to sharpen comedic effect. The programme highlights techniques for performance and written formats, encouraging revision, peer critique and strategies for sustaining a distinctive comic voice.

In French.

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28 June – 30 August

Real/Fake Workshop — Art Classe

Lectures & Workshops

Art Classe

Stéphane Ducret, artist, leads hands-on workshops inspired by various renowned contemporary artists (painters), focusing on figurative or abstract painting, depending on the theme of the day’s workshop. The foundation is self-expression: opening oneself up to experimentation, even without (thinking one knows how to) draw. Participants also explore composition, the layering of colors, and the application of paint—whether acrylic or oil—on primed canvas.

In French.

This summer, join us for workshops every Sunday, preceded by a barbecue and salad lunch starting at 12:00.

Sunday 28 June, 14:00 : Katherine Bradford
Sunday 5 July, 14:00: Henry Taylor
Sunday 12 July, 14:00: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Sunday 19 July, 14:00: Mamma Andersson
Sunday 2 August, 14:00: Rose Wylie
Sunday 9 August, 14:00: Ida Ekblad
Sunday 16 August, 14:00: Henry Ward

Sunday 23 August, 14:00: Richard Prince

Sunday 30 August, 14:00: Nicolas Party

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Sunday 16 August, 10:00

Collective Cooking Workshop and Shared Meal

Lectures & Workshops

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

An interactive workshop that brings people together to prepare tamales collaboratively, exploring cooking as a space of oral transmission and collective practice. Participants will share techniques, stories and memories while learning the hands-on process of preparing and wrapping tamales and related regional variants. The session examines how recipes transform through migration and considers communal systems like the milpa—shared cultivation of maize, beans and squash—to reflect on food, identity and cultural memory.

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