The Villa Gillet
Founded in 1987, the Villa Gillet welcomes in Lyon fiction and non-fiction writers, artists and scholars from over the world to ponder issues relevant to our ever shiflting world. The Villa Gillet makes the work of exciting contemporary thinkers accessible to the largest audience possible, by organizing events during the year, and during its festivals : the International Forum on the Novel — happening every year in May since 2007— co-organized with "Le Monde", Walls and Bridges, a ten-day series of events that happened from 2011 to 2013 and Mode d'emploi : un festival des idées — a festival of public debates — initiated in 2012.
The Gillet family : a story from Lyon
25, rue Chazière
Lyon 4e
For a century, the Gillet companies were the biggest employers of the region of Lyon. Their factories and council estates shaped entire districts. Beside the management of their companies, the Gillet invested in several social institutions. An important power was attributed to the family, despite the fact that they never had any political position, until the Occupation.
This event is hosted by Gérard Corneloup (historian, journalist)
Guest : Hervé Joly (France), historian
6€/free : reservations must be booked with the Villa Gillet : www.villagillet.net / 04 78 27 02 48
