Sarah Chiche, author of Aimer (Julliard, 2025), presents her sixth novel, a sweeping exploration of love rekindled after forty years. The talk examines the book’s themes — memory, long-term desire and the ways past and place shape intimate lives — and traces the narrative’s origins on the shores of Lake Geneva. Charlotte Casiraghi moderates the conversation, guiding a close reading of character, form and the novel’s emotional architecture.
In French.
The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.
Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04
Gala-Alexa Amagat, project officer at the ALIPH Foundation; Béatrice Blandin, conservator of archaeology at the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève; and Palestinian archaeologist Fadel Al Utol bring frontline experience in safeguarding endangered cultural heritage.
Through screenings of three short films and a subsequent panel, the session examines strategies for protecting cultural property in armed conflict, exploring documentation, emergency intervention, and international collaboration with case studies from Ukraine, Mosul and Gaza.
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.
Discover the stained-glass heritage of Plan-les-Ouates during a cultural walk on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The tour highlights the spiritual and artistic heritage of the commune through works by stained-glass artists Jacques Wasem and Paul Monnier. The tour will be led by Elodie Sierro, art historian and cultural mediator.
Departure from Église Saint-Bernard de Menthon
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.
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