This lecture traces the history of the prefabricated Swiss chalet, from its alpine origins to global dissemination. It examines how an emblematic architectural form shifted from vernacular tradition to industrial production, and how imaginaries, technical innovation and modernity shaped its manufacture and export. Attendees will gain insight into production processes, cultural circulation and the tensions between authenticity and commodification.
In French.
The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.
In French.
Viewed as a Gutenberg moment of the twenty-first century, artificial intelligence is a disruptive innovation that is reshaping books and knowledge. This lecture examines how AI transforms the production and transmission of cultural and intellectual content, and how it can act as a powerful multiplier of young people’s talents. Participants will gain critical perspectives on societal implications and strategies to harness AI for rebuilding prosperity in Switzerland and Europe.
In French.
The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy is pleased to invite you to Democracy Week 2026, a series of public events organised in collaboration with the Geneva Chancellery of State. Bringing together academics, policymakers, journalists, civil society actors and the wider public, this initiative creates a space for dialogue on the opportunities and challenges facing democracy today.
Authors Cléo Jansen and Tom Tirabosco present a probing investigation into the proposed future collider at CERN. Their book examines the scientific, ethical and societal questions raised by a project of this scale: the role of research, our relationship to technological progress and the wider environmental and social impacts. By meeting scientists, engineers, economists and philosophers, they juxtapose perspectives and invite reflection on the choices we make in the name of knowledge.
In French. Followed by a discussion.
Anna Desraux (actress and musician) or Jeanne Mermet (engineer and musician), together with Gabriel Cotte (limnologist and science communicator), combine artistic and scientific perspectives to guide participants through embodied explorations of lake dynamics.
The workshop examines Lake Geneva’s currents and prevailing winds through music and movement, inviting participants to become a drop of water and follow regional flows. It explores how wind-driven patterns shape circulation, fostering sensory understanding of limnological processes and collective motion.
Guided by puppeteers Cécile Chevalier and Franck Fedele of Tête-dans-le-sac marionnettes, this hands-on workshop introduces participants to puppet construction and the basics of manipulation. In a playful, practice-focused session, attendees will explore materials, simple mechanisms and performance gestures to bring a creation to life. Suitable for the general public from age nine; children must be accompanied by an adult. Learning outcomes include construction techniques and movement fundamentals.
In French.
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