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 Talks Wed 20 May Gwen John: Strange Beauties On the occasion of the exhibition Gwen John: Strange Beauties at the National Museum Cardiff from 7 February to 28 June 2026, curator Lucy Wood…
Books & Ideas Talks Thu 21 May Reading Group on Continuer by Laurent Mauvignier This reading group is dedicated to Continuer by Laurent Mauvignier, the Prix Goncourt-winning author of La Maison vide. Note that Laurent Mauvignier will not be…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 26 May In Conversation with Rachid Benzine What can literature do in times of war? Join novelist and political scientist Rachid Benzine for a conversation on literature in times of crisis with…
Books & Ideas Talks 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…
Books & Ideas Talks 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,…
Books & Ideas Talks 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 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…
Books & Ideas 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 : Romería Fri 08 May at 18:10
Arts Books & Ideas Concerts Kids & Families Talks Highlights of the Month Next event : Colours of Time Sat 09 May at 20:20
Books & Ideas Talks 16 Apr - 18 June Reading Group Next event : Reading Group on Continuer by Laurent Mauvignier Thu 21 May at 18:15
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