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Tue 15 Sept

Philippe Collin in Conversation with Philippe Sands

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Philippe Collin for the English-language launch of his debut novel, The Barman of the Ritz, in conversation with…

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Thu 17 Sept

French Literary Season Launch

From mid-August, over 400 new titles will be released in French bookshops and among them the next laureates of the most prestigious prizes. Which French‑language…

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Performances

Talks

Fri 18 Sept

María Casares and Albert Camus. Letters

“You and I met and fell in love passionately, impatiently, dangerously. I regret nothing and I feel that these last days I’ve lived are enough…

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29 Aug - 19 Dec

Café Philo

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

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Wed 30 Sept

In Conversation with Marc Levy

French bestseller writer Marc Levy discusses his latest novel, The Bookshop of Forbidden Books, with Jemimah Steinfeld, CEO of Index on Censorship. Mitch is a…

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Talks

Wed 14 Oct

Weaving History: Ken Follett and the Bayeux Tapestry

Internationally bestselling author Ken Follett will reflect on the links between his novel The Evening and the Morning and the Bayeux Tapestry. Drawing on the…

Arts

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Thu 15 Oct

Reading Group on Une femme en contre-jour by Gaëlle Josse

As part of the 200 Years of Photography cycle, the French Institute’s reading group will shine a light on Vivian Maier (1926-2009) whose invisible life…

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Talks

Tue 20 Oct

Mathieu Belezi on the Violence of Empire

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Mathieu Belezi for the English-language launch of Attacking Earth and Sun, the first of his novels to appear…

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Thu 29 Oct

Eve Guerra on Loss and Homecoming

The French Institute is delighted to welcome Eve Guerra for the English-language launch of her debut novel, Repatriation, as part of the Institut's Black History…

Arts

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Talks

Wed 4 Nov

The Bayeux Tapestry : Between Myth & History

Join Michael Lewis, lead curator of the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, and Leonie Hicks, Professor of Medieval Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, for…

Talks

12 - 14 May

Photo London: Symposium on the History of Photography

The French Institute will organise a symposium on the history of photography during Photo London, curated by Taous Dahmani, a London-based French-British-Algerian art historian specialising…

Arts

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Concerts

Kids & Families

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Highlights of the Month

Next event : De Gaulle (Part 1): Résistance
Sun 13 Sep at 11:20

Festivals & Series

Films

16 - 23 Sept

London Spanish Film Festival

Next event : The Anatomy of a Moment
Wed 16 Sep at 18:45

Arts

Films

Sept 2026 - Sept 2027

200 Years of Photography

Next event : Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour
Sun 04 Oct

Books & Ideas

Talks

16 Apr - 18 June

Reading Group

Next event : Reading Group on Une femme en contre-jour by Gaëlle Josse
Thu 15 Oct at 18:15

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Films

Talks

Women Shaping the World

Next event : Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives
Thu 26 Nov

Our Annual Festivals

Festivals & Series

Films

18 - 29 Nov

French Film Festival London

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 5 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh