Lessons

Major events

In addition to its regular lectures, the Collège de France organizes a number of special events every year, aimed at a wide audience : exhibitions, European Heritage Days, themed cycles, conferences and round tables on major contemporary issues.

Upcoming

Foucault the teacher: the coherence of his career path and its place within his body of work…
Philippe Sabot & Elisabetta Basso

Special events
17:30 to 19:00

Working with Foucault: The College's Seminars
Pasquale Pasquino & Carolina Verlengia

Special events
17:30 to 19:00

Biodiversity in a shattered mirror: mapping flora in the age of citizen science
Christophe Botella

Special events
18:00 to 19:00

The History and Legacy of a Lesson: “What Is the Enlightenment?”
Antoine Lilti

Special events
17:30 to 19:00

Edith Heard

Special events
10:00 to 12:00

When Genetics Is No Longer Enough (2)
Edith Heard

Special events
10:00 to 12:00

2027 - 2028

Peasantry and Capitalism in Europe
Laurence Roudart

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Guest lecturer
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2026 - 2027

European Heritage Days 2026
Exhibitions and European Heritage Days

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Special events
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Education 2026 Forum
Agir pour l'éducation

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Special events
Marguerite-de-Navarre Amphitheater, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
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The Animal
Opening symposia

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Symposium

The Collège de France’s 2026 opening symposium aims to provide an in-depth exploration of some of these issues and to offer a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the life and natural sciences, the humanities, literature, the history of...

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Food Sovereignty and the Agroecological Transition in Europe
Olivier De Schutter

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Guest lecturer
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Migrations and Societies
Avenir Commun Durable

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Seminar
Maurice-Halbwachs Amphitheater, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
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Biodiversity in a shattered mirror: mapping flora in the age of citizen science
Christophe Botella

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Special events
Maurice-Halbwachs Amphitheater, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
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2025 - 2026

Inheriting the future (continued)
Avenir Commun Durable, Marc Fontecave, Dario Mantovani, Jean-Marie Tarascon

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European Heritage Days 2025
Exhibitions and European Heritage Days

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Special events
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Forms of intelligence
Opening symposia

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Symposium

The Collège de France's opening symposium 2025 explores forms of intelligence, including AI, knowledge and learning....

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Negotiating without believing : the challenges of Europe-Africa relations
Carlos Lopes

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Guest lecturer
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Music! The Philharmonie at the Collège de France
Music! The Philharmonie at the Collège de France, William Marx

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Athens : democracy as an institution of collective intelligence
Chloé Santoro

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Special events
Maurice-Halbwachs Amphitheater, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
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Climate and inequality
Philippe Aghion, Katheline Schubert, Jean-François Delage

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Seminar

Climate change is exacerbating social and geographical inequalities: the populations and regions that emit the least greenhouse gases are suffering the most from its effects (droughts, heatwaves, floods)....

Room 1, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
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The hospital of the future
Avenir Commun Durable, Philippe Sansonetti

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Inheriting the future (2026)
Avenir Commun Durable, Jean-Marie Tarascon

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Special events
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P-adic D modules and the p-adic Langlands program
Juan Esteban Rodríguez Camargo

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Guest lecturer
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Conferences " Prehistory : between utopia and reality "
Exhibitions and European Heritage Days

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Special events
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Peccot International course 2025-2026
Vera Traub

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Guest lecturer
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2024 - 2025

European Heritage Days 2024
Exhibitions and European Heritage Days

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Special events

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days on September 21 and 22, 2024, the Collège de France opens its doors to you for an exceptional tour of two historic sites, enabling you to appreciate the rich history and diversity of its heritage.

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