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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.

Books & Ideas

Talks

Sat 12 Sept

Open House: The French Institute’s History – A Guided Tour

Did you know that the Institut was founded in 1910 by a woman, Marie d’Orliac? Or that it rallied Charles de Gaulle and hosted part…

Books & Ideas

Talks

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…

Books & Ideas

Talks

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…

Books & Ideas

Talks

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…

Arts

Books & Ideas

Talks

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…

Books & Ideas

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…

Books & Ideas

Talks

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

Talks

Wed 4 Nov

1066 and the Bayeux Tapestry

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…

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Films

Talks

Women Shaping the World

Next event : Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives
Sun 30 Aug

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Kids & Families

Talks

Highlights of the Month

Next event : De Gaulle: Résistance
Sun 30 Aug at 10:50

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

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