Institut Français d'Ecosse

13 Randolph Crescent

Edinburgh EH3 7TT

Tel 0131 225 5366

www.ifecosse.org.uk

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