Pierre Baumgart, a naturalist artist and author of the book Prête‑moi ta plume, invites readers into his attentive practice. He explores how simple gestures—walking, observing and waiting—open a small breach in daily life so that birds and moments of wonder enter his sketchbook. The session focuses on a way of seeing more than on technical instruction, offering a quiet pause to relearn to look closely at what is near.
In French.
This session offers personalised research support from professional librarians to help develop accurate bibliographies for exams and assignments. Librarians guide selection of authoritative sources, citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago), database searching strategies, and reference-management techniques. Participants learn to structure references, apply citation norms consistently, evaluate sources critically, manage citations with digital tools, and streamline literature searches to enhance academic writing and citation accuracy.
Photographer and traveler Simon Edelstein presents his new book Les cinémas en Inde — un patrimoine exceptionnel, a photographic report on traditional cinemas across the Indian subcontinent. Drawing on years of fieldwork, Edelstein examines the architecture, social life and memory of these cinema spaces, combining visual study with historical sensitivity. The session includes a discussion of his research and photographic approach and a short reading from the book.
In French.
This international conference at the University of Geneva reflects on thirty years of research into drawing and painting in 15th–16th-century France. It revisits the impact of key earlier scholarship, especially the 1993–94 exhibition Quand la peinture était dans les livres, and considers how the field has evolved since then. The event highlights new methodologies, recent discoveries, and changing perspectives on artistic practices, production contexts, and networks in Renaissance France.
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.
Raphaël Fiammingo, from the City of Geneva’s Parks and Gardens Department (SEVE), oversees care and development of the city’s trees and urban forests, managing over 40,000 trees and 70 hectares of public forest.
This lecture presents a curated selection of 40 notable trees found in Geneva, exploring seasonal changes, species diversity (more than 400 varieties), ecological roles, and urban forestry practices. Fiammingo examines identification, conservation challenges, and why urban tree heritage matters for biodiversity, climate resilience, and community well-being.
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.
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