Caroline Guignard, deputy curator for graphic arts and precious books at the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève, and a specialist in Hodler’s graphic work, presents the artist through his 241 notebooks of notes and sketches. Conserved at the MAH, these intimate documents shed light on Hodler’s daily sources of inspiration, his life, and his thought. The lecture also examines his relationship to religion and spirituality, offering a closer look at the inner world behind the work.
In French.
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.
Organised by the University of Geneva’s Global Studies Institute, Human Rights Week 2026 examines the right to health in a world shaped by pandemics, environmental crisis and geopolitical tension. Through lectures, round tables, symposia and cultural events, the programme brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss health policies that are sustainable, inclusive and grounded in human rights. It offers a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges of building fairer health systems.
Filmmaker and artist Randa Maroufi discusses how a film comes into being, from the first idea to the finished work. Drawing on visuals and production materials, she traces the development of her projects: encounters, gathered material, editorial choices, and the stages that shape each film. In conversation with Frank Westermeyer, artist, filmmaker, and head of the Prisma option in the Visual Arts department at HEAD – Geneva, she also reflects on sharing films with the people who took part in them and opens the discussion to the audience.
In French.
Federico Novello, a postdoctoral researcher at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, leads this lecture within the seminar Occitan médiéval: introduction à la langue et à la littérature, directed by Professor Caterina Menichetti. The session explores how the First Crusade was recounted in Occitan, highlighting the literary and historical uses of language in medieval narrative traditions. It offers a focused look at the transmission of crusading memory through poetic and prose forms, as well as the cultural context that shaped these texts.
In French.
Dr Anne Edan, psychiatrist, together with psychologist Sarah del Goleto and Dr Matthias Kirschner, present a public series exploring psychosis and schizophrenia. Combining scientific knowledge, clinical experience and artistic approaches, the events examine early detection, intervention strategies and ways to reduce stigma. Speakers discuss diagnostic challenges, therapeutic options and lived experience to foster better understanding and change public attitudes.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
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