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.
Europe: a cause to be reinvented?
Place Joannès Ambre
Lyon 4ème
Meeting organized with the Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse and the Lyon Opera as part of the cycle "Les causes communes. Justice/Injustice"
The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution “to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.”
Built on the ideals of justice and solidarity, European construction is facing grave difficulties today due to the unprecedented economic crisis that threatens its future. How can they be overcome? Must national sovereignty be maintained, or should we instead renew our faith in a sovereign, federating European ideal and reinvent the shared destiny of European citizens?
Tariff : 5 €
Free for high school students, students and job applicants on presentation of a justification
