4 – 15 July

The Religion of Football

Booking Required

Philippe Muri, former sports columnist for the daily Le Matin and cultural journalist at Tribune de Genève, brings journalistic insight into sports and cultural history.

This humorous guided tour explores parallels between football and the Protestant Reformation, examining rituals, rivalries, iconoclasm and collective identity through provocative questions and historical anecdotes. It investigates how religious language, attire and conflicts mirror sporting culture and fandom and fan practices.

In French.

Cour de Saint-Pierre 10,
1204 Geneva

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Photo Credit: Maillot de football du S. C. Corinthians Paulista, 1977.

Thursday 25 June, 18:30

Renata Tebaldi: Rival of Maria Callas?

Lectures & Workshops

GamMAH

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.

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25 June – 16 July

Creative Thursdays

Lectures & Workshops

SAE Institute

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.

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Friday 26 June, 17:00

Public Talk: Brain Health and the Swiss plan for its promotion

Lectures & Workshops

Auditorium Biotech

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.

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Friday 26 June, 18:00

The Three-Body Problem of Capitalism

Lectures & Workshops

Librairie du Boulevard

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.

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28 January – 23 December

Our Biodiversity: Memory game

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

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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28 January – 23 December

Create Your Own Rousseau-Style Herbarium

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

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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