Featuring invited speakers Wajdi Mouawad, Dominique Eddé, Nathalie Piégay and Agnès Giard, the series gathers voices from literature, theory and cultural research to reflect on love’s complexities.
Presentations examine the courage of not loving, love as a life‑force, literary and theoretical discourses, and contemporary forms of attachment including artificial loves in Japan, probing how public dialogue and interdisciplinary inquiry sustain critical humanist perspectives.
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.
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.
An open house programme invites visitors to discover the trades and artists behind theatre production, from technical craft to artistic practice. The day explores stagecraft, costume and set making, lighting, sound and stage direction through demonstrations, short performances and conversations with practitioners. Participants gain practical insight into creative processes, professional roles and collaborative workflows that bring productions to life, and leave with a clearer understanding of careers and techniques in contemporary theatre production.
This series of guided visits examines the museum’s architecture and highlights the stories of influential women whose traces shape cultural memory. Sessions explore the building’s symbolic features and historical significance, revisit Ariane de la Rive’s legacy and trace Lucie Rie’s journey from exile to artistic influence, showing how ceramics and material culture respond to displacement. The programme investigates preservation, gendered narratives in heritage and the role of museums in making often-overlooked histories visible.
In French.
This guided tour explores the often-overlooked contributions of women to botany and to the Geneva Botanic Garden, examining roles from gardeners and collectors to scientists, artists and curators. It highlights historical figures such as Jeanne Barret and Sofia Topali and surveys herbarium specimens and library works that document their research and collections. The visit also reflects on contemporary staff and researchers, revealing how women advance plant and fungal sciences through cultivation, collection and scholarly study.
In French.
This session examines Vibe Coding’s use of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, exploring how generative tools reshape artistic production and design processes. It investigates the balance between machine autonomy and human judgment, addressing ethical questions, collaborative practices, and practical strategies for maintaining agency. Participants learn how AI can enhance ideation while requiring deliberate oversight, and the discussion reveals implications for creative professionals, policymakers, and institutions navigating co-creation with intelligent systems.
In French.
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