Major Events in June 2026

The Future as Our Legacy (2026) 

As part of its commitment to Avenir Commun Durable, the Collège de France is hosting a series of roundtable discussions bringing together leading figures from academia, business, civil society, and government, as well as college students.

Designed as a structured space for dialogue, this second edition of the “The Future as Our Legacy” series aims to enable younger generations to question, understand, and debate the major challenges related to climate change. It is part of an approach focused on knowledge transfer, as well as active listening and collaborative problem-solving. The Collège de France serves as a guarantor and facilitator, ensuring the scientific quality of the discussions.

June 3* from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Maurice Halbwachs lecture hall).

*The first lectures in the series took place in May 2026.

Lectures: “Prehistory: Between Utopia and Reality”

To further explore the exhibition “Prehistory: Between Utopia and Reality,” five free lectures are being offered to the public; admission is free and no reservation is required.

June 3, 9, and 17* from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Maurice Halbwachs amphitheater).

*The first lectures in the series took place in May 2026.

Changing Biblical Interpretation?

A series of two lectures given by Louis Jonker, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Thomas Römer, holder of the Chair of The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts. The lectures will be in English.

June 1* from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Mireille Delmas-Marty amphitheater).

*The first lecture in the series took place in May 2026.

Rectifying Wrongs: Justice and Redress in Medieval Egypt

A series of four lectures given by Petra Sijpesteijn, invited by the Assembly of the Collège de France at the recommendation of Professor Jean-Luc Fournet, holder of the Chair of WrittenCulture in Late Antiquity and Byzantine Papyrology.

June 2, 10, 16, and 23 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Room 2).

Catalytic Methods for Solving Problems in Organic Synthesis

A series of four lectures given by Tomislav Rovis, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Louis Fensterbank, holder of the Activations in Molecular Chemistry Chair.

June 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Guillaume Budé lecture hall).

Determinism and Stochasticity in Neural Development

A series of four lectures given by Claude Desplan, invited by the Collège de France Assembly at the recommendation of Professor Denis Duboule, holder of the Chair in Evolution of Development and Genomes.

June 4* from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Guillaume Budé lecture hall).

*The first lectures in the series took place in May 2026.

Ligand-Enabled Gold Redox Catalysis

Lecture given by Nitin T. Patil, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Louis Fensterbank, holder of the Activations in Molecular Chemistry Chair.

June 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Room 2).

Mean Field Games and Some Applications

A series of four lectures given by Panagiotis Souganidis, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Pierre-Louis Lions, holder of the Chair of Partial DifferentialEquations and Applications.

June 5* from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Mireille Delmas-Marty lecture hall).

*The first lectures in the series took place in May 2026.

Reflections on Egyptian Art and Its Artists

A series of four lectures given by Dimitri Laboury, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Laurent Coulon, holder of the Chair ofThe Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt

June 5, 15, 18, and 26 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus).

Network Design Problems: Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming Relaxations

A series of four lectures given by Vera Traub, winner of the Peccot International Lecture for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Established in 2023, the Peccot InternationalPrize specifically recognizes young European female mathematicians, who are invited to give a series of lectures at the Collège de France.

June 8, 10, 15, and 22, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus).

Literary Criticism from the Far West

Lecture given by Christopher Domínguez Michael, invited by the Assembly of the Collège de France at the recommendation of Professor William Marx, holder of the Chair of ComparativeLiteratures .

June 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Guillaume Budé lecture hall).

The Plague and the End of the Ancient World: Not So Simple. A view from Egypt

Lecture given by Gilles Bransbourg, invited by the Collège de France on the recommendation of Professor Frantz Grenet, holder of the Chair of History and Cultures of Pre-Islamic Central Asia.

June 15 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot campus, Room 2).