Monday 16 November, 18:15

Isabella Morra – Une poétesse assassinée

Free

The Barbier-Mueller Foundation and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Geneva invite you to rediscover the tragic fate and the body of work of a major voice of the Italian Renaissance through a series of bilingual readings dedicated to the murdered poet Isabella Morra. Brought to life by Constance Carta, Victoria Rimbert, and Frédéric Tinguely, this literary immersion into the heart of the Cinquecento revives poignant, little-known poetry, blending the beauty of verse with the drama of a life cut short. It is a unique opportunity to delve into literary history and celebrate the legacy of an exceptional creative figure—an event of cultural sharing open to all.

In French.

Bd des Philosophes 22,
1205 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

Sunday 15 November, 18:30

Finissage & Lecture by Debbie Alagen

Lectures & Workshops

L'Arcade

To mark the closing of Pauline Coquart’s exhibition Short Ass Attention Span #3, Debbie Alagen presents her first book, Qu’arrive-t-il aux pigeons morts dans la rue ?, published by the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. Written entirely on her phone, between on-the-spot notes and deliberate fiction, the text traces an intimate route through everyday life, gender, and the ordinary violence of cities.

The reading is followed by a conversation between Alagen and Coquart, author of the afterword. In French.

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14 – 15 November

Shared Fragments

Lectures & Workshops

ARTPSY

Break dishes, then rebuild them into art. This creative workshop invites kids to explore shape, texture, and surprise as broken pieces meet new forms. They can test ideas, play with materials, and see how fragments can become something new. Inspired by kintsugi, it turns accidents into beauty and imagination into action.

Kids ages 8 and up, accompanied by an adult.

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22 September – 15 December

Worlds in Contact: Circulation and Exchange in Antiquity

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Dufour

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.

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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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Monday 16 November, 18:30

Meeting with Anne Bourrassé

Lectures & Workshops

Bibliothèque de Genève

Art critic and exhibition curator Anne Bourrassé shares research from her book Les Refusées – Les artistes femmes n’existent pas, examining the place of women in contemporary art. Drawing on statistics, artist pairings, testimonies, and activist experiences, she explores how gender, class, and race hierarchies have shaped art history and continue to influence it today.

In French.

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