Tuesday 1 December, 12:30

Louis Arnaud – The Inner Revolution of a Former French Hostage in Iran

Booking Required

Louis Arnaud, former French hostage detained for two years at Evin Prison, recounts his experience and the intellectual encounters that transformed him in The Inner Revolution (Éditions des Équateurs, 2026). He reflects on confinement, morality, identity and the philosophical guides—Seneca, Nietzsche, Lévinas and Rumi—that helped him attain inner freedom. This luminous testimony explores resilience, empathy and the human bonds formed under extreme conditions, offering insights for anyone facing hardship.

In French.

Grand-Rue 11,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

7 – 11 September

72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique

Lectures & Workshops

Fondation Hardt

The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.

Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04

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Saturday 12 September, 13:00

Protecting Endangered Cultural Heritage

Lectures & Workshops

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Gala-Alexa Amagat, project officer at the ALIPH Foundation; Béatrice Blandin, conservator of archaeology at the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève; and Palestinian archaeologist Fadel Al Utol bring frontline experience in safeguarding endangered cultural heritage.

Through screenings of three short films and a subsequent panel, the session examines strategies for protecting cultural property in armed conflict, exploring documentation, emergency intervention, and international collaboration with case studies from Ukraine, Mosul and Gaza.

In French.

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Saturday 12 September, 10:00

Au fil des vitraux – Plan-les-Ouates

Lectures & Workshops

Plan les ouates

Discover the stained-glass heritage of Plan-les-Ouates during a cultural walk on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The tour highlights the spiritual and artistic heritage of the commune through works by stained-glass artists Jacques Wasem and Paul Monnier. The tour will be led by Elodie Sierro, art historian and cultural mediator.

Departure from Église Saint-Bernard de Menthon

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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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Sunday 13 September

Women’s Heritage Day: The Ariana, a Palace That Helped Preserve the Arts

Lectures & Workshops

Musée Ariana

This series of guided visits examines the museum’s architecture and highlights the stories of influential women whose traces shape cultural memory. Sessions explore the building’s symbolic features and historical significance, revisit Ariane de la Rive’s legacy and trace Lucie Rie’s journey from exile to artistic influence, showing how ceramics and material culture respond to displacement. The programme investigates preservation, gendered narratives in heritage and the role of museums in making often-overlooked histories visible.

In French.

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Louis Arnaud – The Inner Revolution of a Former French Hostage in Iran