Institut Français d'Ecosse
13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 7TT
Tel 0131
225 5366
Opening
times: Mon-Fri 9.30am-6.30pm
Sat 9.30am-1pm
EXHIBITIONS
Mon-Fri 9.30am-6.30pm
Sat 9.30am-1pm
Admission free
Until 31 October 2008
CITY STORIES
An
exhibition of black and white photographs taken by Norman McBeath in cities
such as Paris, New York , Venice and Edinburgh, revealing what these
places have in common - with texts by prominent Scottish writer, Janice
Galloway. Admission free.
6 November - 19 December 2008
PARIS 2008
Popular Paris portrayed by final year photography
students from Stevenson College, Edinburgh.
This
exhibition, which has already been shown in Paris, is the result of a visit to the
French capital by 27 Stevenson College photography students. Cooperating
with their counterparts from the Parisian college, CIFAP, the Edinburgh students succeeded in capturing the
very essence of Paris today. Admission free
TALKS/LECTURES
Thursday 6 November 6pm
French-Swiss
writer Elisabeth Horem spent three years in Baghdad from 2 003 to 2006. She will
present and discuss her two accounts of life in Iraq: Shrapnels and Un jardin à Bagdad. Admission free, booking recommended. In
partnership with the Consulate General of Switzerland. In French.
Wednesday 19 November 6pm
"La Grande
Illusion: les monuments aux morts et le pacifisme de l'entre-deux-guerres" by
Dr William Kidd, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Stirling. Admission
free. In French.
STORYTELLING
Saturday 25 October
11am-12noon
Lapin a perdu ses maracas
Saturday 22 November
11am-12noon
Escargot est malade
Tania Czajka is French and lives in Edinburgh. With her puppet company Le petit monde she narrates stories about a rabbit and his friends.
In French and English £5 (family)
DISCUSSIONS/DEBATES
CAFÉ HISTOIRE
Monday 10 November 5.30-7pm
Patrick Landri will share with you his passion for
French history.
Topic:
"Guerre à la guerre" les mutineries de 1914-1918. £7/£5. In French
ART CAFÉ
Wednesday 26 November 6.30-8pm
Led by Agnes
Ness. Topic: Boucher et Chardin, quelques uns des tableaux exposés à la
Hunterian Art Gallery de Glasgow (23 sept-13 déc). £7/£5. In French
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