Conférences et rencontres à l'Alcazar en septembre et octobre

Talks and meetings at Alcazar. Marseille’s libraries are open to everyone. Come discover, exchange ideas, get informed, read, listen, share, meet, work, play, learn and relax for free, all year round! ► TALKS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 5:00 P.M. > Auditorium [The 4 Seasons of Biodiversity in Provence] Pollinating insects Discover the fascinating world of pollinators: the main groups of insects concerned, their ways of life, their remarkable adaptations, as well as the threats they face today and the issues surrounding their preservation. Led by Candy Bellon, project officer and naturalist educator at LPO PACA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 6:00 P.M. > Conference Room Albert Londres, an investigative whistleblower before his time? Albert Londres was a pioneering figure in French investigative journalism. Known for his storytelling, his committed writing served as a means of denouncing injustices in the human condition. A whistleblower before his time! Led by Philippe Collin. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT 5:00 P.M. > Auditorium Currency in Ancient Greece, from Its Origins to Cleopatra This talk is for anyone curious about and passionate about history, Antiquity and ancient coins. We will see how currency was born and flourished within the Greek city-states. Led by Sylvain Borzillo. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 2:00 P.M. > Auditorium Card Game A flash talk about the Alcazar’s cartographic collections followed by a treasure hunt that will turn you into a young sailor setting off across the Mediterranean. Will you find the nautical charts that will allow you to embark? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 6:00 P.M. > Conference Room Bookflux: Investigating the Movement of Documents in Marseille’s Libraries Physicist Nicolas Maxime spent several months investigating the circulation of documents in the city of Marseille. Who are you, the borrowers? Where do you live? Using this data, he produced a cartographic atlas, which he will present. By Nicolas Maxime, lecturer and researcher at IMERA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 6:00 P.M. > Auditorium Marseille and La Major: 1,600 Years of Shared History From its creation around 420 to the present day, historian Jean Guyon traces the history of Marseille’s Notre-Dame de la Major Cathedral through several significant stages. Registration required: academie-sla-marseille.fr In collaboration with L’Académie des sciences des arts et des lettres de Marseille. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 5:30 P.M. > Conference Room Industrial Risks in Marseille and Its Surroundings Prevention engineer Paul Poulain will discuss the various aspects of risks linked to industries located around Marseille, including sites subject to state controls as well as former industrial sites that have not been decontaminated. Led by Paul Poulain, prevention engineer. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 3:00 P.M. > Conference Room CineHorizontes - Marseille Spanish Film Festival Federico García Lorca, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel at Madrid’s Student Residence: a surrealist friendship. Talk by Emmanuel Le Vagueresse, professor at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 6:00 P.M. > Auditorium The Calanques National Park: Ecological Solidarity as a Territorial Project. The Calanques National Park, created in 2012, ultimately aims to become more than a simple coastal conservation area. Its future lies in a peri-urban dimension at metropolitan scale. Registration required: academie-sla-marseille.fr By Thierry Tatoni, ecologist and researcher. In collaboration with L’Académie des sciences des arts et des lettres de Marseille. . ► MEETINGS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 5:30 P.M. — Auditorium A Library Hike with Louise Bentkowski, director, set designer and performance artist. The author won the Premier roman Les Inrockuptibles award for Constellucination (Verdier, 2024). In residence in Marseille, she presents her project around a selection of documents. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 5:30 P.M. — Auditorium A Library Hike with Constantin Alexandrakis, born in 1978. Following Deux fois né (2017), L’hospitalité au démon was published by Verticales in January 2025. A meeting with a nervous, uninhibited autobiographical style, centered on a selection of documents. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 5:30 P.M. — Conference Room Book discussion: On ne laisse pas Bébé dans un coin. Dirty Dancing, un film féministe by Andrea Warner. Released in 1987, Dirty Dancing enjoyed a meteoric and unexpected success. Through its representation of dance, as well as desire, friendship and freedom of choice, this film changed the lives of countless women. This book tells us why. In collaboration with Hors d’atteinte. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 2:30 P.M. — Conference Room CineHorizontes - Spanish Film Festival. This year, CineHorizontes celebrates youth; on this occasion, Alcazar welcomes José Ángel Mañas to discuss Historias del Kronen, a publishing success that changed his life at age 25 and shaped his entire body of work. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 5:00 P.M. — Conference Room Meeting on organ donation. Saving lives by giving your own after death: a simple, immense and generous decision. Let’s talk about it together. In collaboration with AP-HM, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 5:30 P.M. — Conference Room The Anger of a City: Rebuilding Marseille from Rue d’Aubagne. Two days after the tragedy of November 5, 2018, the first residents’ assembly of Noailles was held. Six years later, the legacy of this popular awakening remains vibrant. Panel discussion with Kevin Vacher, Le Collectif 5 novembre and Liliana Lalonde. Moderated by Baptiste Lanaspeze (publisher at Wildproject). THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 6:00 P.M. — Conference Room 21st Films Femmes Méditerranée Festival - Presentation of the 2026 Program. Dedicated to cinematic creation