This guided tour explores how the Reformation reshaped Switzerland’s cantons, examining regional stories from Zurich and Geneva to Basel and Neuchâtel. Through accounts of iconic figures and local anecdotes, it investigates the religious, political and social transformations of the 16th century. The session reveals how these changes structured cantonal identities and institutions, and discusses their enduring effects on contemporary Swiss society, culture and governance.
Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Renata Tebaldi: une artiste d’exception, presents his research on the soprano’s career and reception.
This lecture examines Tebaldi’s vocal style, repertoire choices, and the historical context of her perceived rivalry with Maria Callas, exploring critical debates, recordings, and public image to reveal how artistic differences shaped their legacies. It discusses interpretative contrasts, audience reception, and implications for opera scholarship and historiography.
In French.
Over four Thursdays, instructors Thierry Avelange, Philippe Métral, Vincent Tinguley, and Nicolas Vallée from the Game Art & 3D Animation and VFX & 3D Animation departments at the SAE Institute in Geneva present various stages of 3D production. Participants receive a brief but fascinating overview of the 3D courses offered by SAE Institute Geneva.
Campus Biotech will host a free public evening lecture on prevention and the promotion of brain health, featuring six of Switzerland’s leading voices in neuroscience and public health.
In English.
Romaric Godin, economic journalist at Mediapart and author, examines how capitalist domination leads to systemic collapse. In his book he argues that capitalism’s drive for infinite accumulation accelerates three concurrent crises: economic, ecological and anthropological. He also links this dynamic to the rise of authoritarianisms and names the phenomenon capitalisme d’état d’urgence (state-emergency capitalism). This session explores these arguments and considers their implications for politics and society, and will be moderated by economist Cédric Durand.
In French.
Tania Perez, artist, author and illustrator, works from photographic archives to explore projection, absence and the meaning of home. Her practice blends image-making, text and archival research.
The workshop guides participants through composing a short zine around the phrase ‘With you I feel House’, using typewriter, drawing tools and photographic materials. Perez examines themes of belonging and absence while participants practice layout, collage and photocopy-based reproduction, and discover strategies for narrative and visual experimentation.
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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