Situated at the base of the Old Town, The Bibliothèque de la Cité is one of the city’s municipal libraries, featuring a substantial collection. Notably, it boasts a significant children’s section. The library is actively engaged in the community, regularly organizing a diverse range of events such as talks, exhibitions, performances, film screenings, and workshops.
Featuring harpist Julie Campiche, this musical-vegetal immersion traces how the urban forests around Geneva have shaped local soundscapes. Combining live harp, recorded sounds, video fragments and spoken stories, the performance moves between delicate textures and untamed echoes, evoking roots, caves and rivers that feed musical imagination. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition SAUVAGES by Claude Barras, it offers a contemplative, sensory journey that blends ecological memory with intimate live music.
In French.
The exhibition “Sauvages” at the Cité Library invites visitors to delve into the behind-the-scenes of Claude Barras’s film. It is divided into three sections that cover the ecological and cultural aspects of Borneo, reveal the creative and production processes of the film, and immerse the audience in the filming atmosphere through never-before-seen photos and testimonials. Original documents, drawings, travel journals, sets, and figurines enhance this immersive experience.
NoOPS leads this first « tech‑nostalgique » workshop, bringing a practical approach to smartphone dismantling and component recovery within the series.
Participants manually disassemble phones to identify secondary materials and pathways for recycling, learning how careful, fine disassembly preserves valuable components. Selected parts will be kept for use in later Tech‑Nostalgie workshops, linking material recovery to creative reuse.
In French.
Prof. Nicolas Donin is a full professor in the musicology department at the University of Geneva, with expertise in musicology and critical listening.
He explores overlooked links between music and ecology, examining how biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change affect soundscapes, musical practices and listening habits. The lecture discusses theoretical frameworks and concrete examples to reveal how environmental issues reshape composition, performance and community relations around music.
In French.
Ainhoa Cayuso, ceramic artist, leads the sculpting and painting sessions, while the NoOps association facilitates a hands-on dismantling workshop to source electronic components.
Across three linked workshops participants disassemble vintage devices, model them in self‑hardening clay, and apply colour to create sculptural memories. The programme examines material reuse, creative reuse of electronic detritus, and the cultural significance of tech nostalgia through practical making and discussion.
In French.
This monthly sharing circle invites participants to present short recommendations across books, comics, films, music and video games. Attendees exchange personal reflections, discuss themes, formats and emotional impact, and discover new titles through concise presentations and attentive listening. The format encourages community-driven cultural exploration, deepening appreciation for diverse media and fostering conversation about narrative, aesthetics and personal resonance. Suitable for those who wish to present or simply listen and be inspired.
Culture, curated weekly.
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