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Friday 24 April, 12:15

Voltaire in the street: what image of the Enlightenment?

Lectures & Workshops
Les Délices
Free

This guided tour investigates how Voltaire’s image circulated from portraits to public effigies and how his legacy has been contested in recent debates. It explores the production and dissemination of his likeness across Europe, examines how public monuments mediate historical memory, and addresses controversies such as vandalism and removal of statues. The tour reveals the tensions between celebrating Voltaire as a champion of free expression and reassessing his place in contemporary public space.

In French.

Rue des Délices 25,
1203 Genève
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