Jean-Quentin Haefliger, co-director of the Musée International de la Réforme, brings curatorial expertise in Swiss art history and museum scholarship.
He examines Ferdinand Hodler’s portrayal of L’Escalade through works featuring figures such as Ali, Catherine and Ferdinand, exploring artistic techniques, narrative framing and civic memory. The lecture investigates how Hodler’s compositions engage national identity, ritual representation and the politics of historical storytelling.
In French.
Christoffer Ellegaard, artist and illustrator born in 1988 in Elsinore (Denmark) and based in Geneva, trained at the HEAD and the Hochschule Luzern. His drawing and painting practice is recognised for the finesse of its line and the poetry of its images; he exhibits in Switzerland and internationally and regularly publishes illustrated books.
This workshop invites participants and the public to explore body and character through exercises and experiments. Each participant makes a head, a torso and legs that can be freely combined to give life to a multitude of surprising hybrid characters.
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.
Arsen Harutyunyan, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Armenian Academy of Sciences and the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan State University, presents research on medieval Armenian noblewomen’s patronage. Drawing on epigraphic evidence, Harutyunyan examines how elite women sponsored religious and cultural projects and how their presence is recorded in inscriptions, illuminating gendered networks of power and memory in medieval Armenia.
In English.
Anthony Pagden, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and History at UCLA, delivers the Pierre du Bois Chair public lecture. Drawing on comparative history and political theory, he examines empires, the emergence of the nation‑state, and theories of federalism to assess whether the European Union can serve as a model for a future global order of federated states. The talk investigates institutional designs, legitimacy challenges and the lessons federal structures may offer for global governance.
In English.
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.
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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