More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
LECTURE
From Abandonment to Tracing Origins: Abandoned Children in Paris under the Third Republic
Historian Antoine Rivière explores the social history of abandoned children in Paris, illuminating how genealogy connects past injustice to present understanding.
LECTURE
In Search of Love: A History of Romance, 18th-21st Centuries (Season 2)
Conference at Salle Paul Verlaine exploring the history of romantic relationships across centuries. Season 2 examines conjugal love in its varied forms.
TALKS
Genealogy talks by La France Généalogique CEGF
Half-yearly programme of genealogy lectures presented by La France Généalogique at the Paris Archives Paul Verlaine Hall in the 19th arrondissement.
LECTURE
Lecture: Art Through Deaf Artists with Juliette Dalle
Part of Paris Disability Month, Médiathèque la Canopée welcomes Juliette Dalle, founder of Nébelya editions, for a talk on art and deaf artists.
TALKS
Clothing as a Marker of Engagement
How clothing embodies social and political protest: from feminists burning bras in the 1960s to Femen, Yellow Vests, and Black Bloc anonymity. Appearance itself becomes a slogan, visible resistance, and political message.
LECTURE
Dotted Clothing: Sewing Education in Paris Girls' Schools
Lecture-projection revealing the history of Paris municipal vocational schools where girls learned sewing and embroidery. A visual journey through technique, creativity and women's emancipation.
LECTURE
Pioneering Women of High Fashion
Eloïse Le Bozec delivers a lecture on pioneering women in haute couture at Médiathèque Violette Leduc, echoing the library's craftsmanship collection.
TALKS
Rediscovering Notre-Dame de Paris after restoration
Talk at Club Montparnasse. Following the fire of April 2019, the cathedral's restoration and enhancement are exemplary. Discover its renewed riches.