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Tue 9 June

At the Edge of Kamchatka with Nastassja Martin

Anthropologist and writer Nastassja Martin discusses East of Dreams (New York Review of Books), drawing on the years she spent living with the Even people…

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Wed 10 June

Sex, Miracles, and the Vatican: Joseph Incardona on Holy F*ck

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients,…

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Sat 13 June

Cantona as Told by Valentin Deudon & Philippe Auclair

French poet and football enthusiast, Valentin Deudon revisits Éric Cantona’s 82 Goals, retracing each one scored for Manchester United during a defining era for the…

Books & Ideas

Talks

10 Jan - 25 Apr

Café Philo

Open to everyone interested in discussing philosophical issues in an informal setting, the Institut’s Café Philo meets every Saturday.

Arts

Books & Ideas

Talks

Tue 16 June

Lecture: Roman Art, Heir to the Greeks?

As part of the "Tuesdays of European History" lecture series organised by l'Association des Historiens, the French Institute in London welcomes the eighth and final…

Books & Ideas

Talks

Wed 17 June

Camille de Peretti in Conversation with Ben Faccini on Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of an Unknown Woman

Camille de Peretti discusses Portrait of an Unknown Woman, the story of a painting by Gustav Klimt that was lost, repainted, stolen, and ultimately found…

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 18 June

Reading Group on Standard by Nina Bouraoui

This reading group is dedicated to Standard by Nina Bouraoui. Note that the author will not be present to discuss the novel. What happens when…

Books & Ideas

Education

Talks

Sat 20 June

Fault Lines: Olivier Norek in Conversation with Abir Mukherjee

Bestselling crime writers Olivier Norek (The Lost and the Damned, Turf Wars, Breaking Point) and Abir Mukherjee (The Wyndham & Banerjee series) come together for…

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Talks

Sat 20 June

From Lebanon to the Frontlines with Sorj Chalandon & Fergal Keane

Award-winning journalist and novelist Sorj Chalandon joins BBC correspondent Fergal Keane for a conversation on war and storytelling. Reflecting upon Chalandon’s novel The Fourth Wall,…

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Films

Talks

Women Shaping the World

Next event : My Mother's Wedding
Sun 07 Jun at 16:20

Books & Ideas

Festivals & Series

Films

Talks

8 - 21 June

Beyond Words

Next event : Love Me Tender
Mon 08 Jun at 20:15

Heritage Series

Next event : Camille de Peretti in Conversation with Ben Faccini on Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Wed 17 Jun at 19:00

Books & Ideas

Talks

16 Apr - 18 June

Reading Group

Next event : Reading Group on Standard by Nina Bouraoui
Thu 18 Jun at 18:15

Our Annual Festivals

Festivals & Series

Films

12 Nov - 3 Dec

French Film Festival London 2025

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 5 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh