2 – 6 November

Wright Colloquium 2026

Free

Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.

In French and in English.

Rue du Général-Dufour 24,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

Wednesday 28 October, 19:00

Giles Milton — The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance That Won the War

Lectures & Workshops

Société de lecture

Author Giles Milton, known for his bestselling narrative histories, presents an investigation of the wartime alliance between Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt. Drawing on previously unpublished correspondence and sources, Milton examines the motivations, negotiations and personal dynamics that enabled cooperation against Nazi Germany. The talk unpacks key decisions and the human factors behind them, revealing how these leaders shaped the modern world.

In English.

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Wednesday 28 October, 18:30

Alix Buisseret – Jean Bapteur, peintre à la cour de Savoie

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Philosophes

Jean Bapteur est documenté de 1423 à 1458–1459 comme peintre établi à Genève, où il tient une place majeure dans le réseau local tout en travaillant pour la cour des ducs de Savoie, entre Chambéry et les résidences lémaniques de Thonon et de Ripaille. Redécouverte à la fin du XIXe siècle et reconstituée au cours du XXe siècle, sa production ne se limite pas à l’enluminure de manuscrits prestigieux — l’Apocalypse de l’Escorial, les Heures de Saluces — ni au singulier tableau de la Crucifixion de Turin. Elle passe aussi par d’autres techniques, du textile au cuir, et par la supervision de grands chantiers de peinture murale. L’ouvrage d’Alix Buisseret reconstruit le parcours du peintre et le replace dans la production genevoise et savoyarde de son temps. Il constitue le huitième volume de la collection des Ressuscités de l’histoire de l’art, issue du programme genevois Peindre en France à la Renaissance.

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Wednesday 28 October, 21:00

Footnotes F: Issue Launch and Record Set

Lectures & Workshops

Cave12

Footnotes is a Geneva-based journal devoted to typography and type design, published in English by La Police and printed in Geneva. This launch celebrates its new issue, Footnotes F, with a visual and sonic lecture by Francis Baudevin. He examines the typography of selected albums, exploring how letterforms contribute to the visual identity of music. The programme continues with a record set by Maud Pollien, bringing together sound and graphic culture.

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22 September – 15 December

Worlds in Contact: Circulation and Exchange in Antiquity

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Dufour

The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.

In French.

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16 September – 10 December

Creative Writing Workshops

Lectures & Workshops

Atelier Argov

Cyril Dériaz holds a master’s degree in literary writing from the Bern University of the Arts and has led writing workshops for one year.

The workshops explore narrative techniques, imaginative prompts and perspective shifts, combining guided exercises, collective feedback and iterative rewriting to develop stories, poems and longer forms. Dériaz examines beginnings, plot moments and endings while prompting experiments with voice and form to strengthen individual practice and creative confidence.

In French.

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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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