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The Night of Ideas

Initiated in 2016 during an exceptional evening that brought together in Paris foremost French and international thinkers invited to discuss the major issues of our time, the Night of Ideas has quickly become a fixture of the French and international agenda. Every year, on the last Thursday of January, the French Institute invites all cultural and educational institutions in France and on all five continents to celebrate the free flow of ideas and knowledge by offering, on the same evening, conferences, meetings, forums and round tables, as well as screenings, artistic performances and workshops, around a theme each one of them revisits in its own fashion.

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"More?"

For the 8th Nuit des idées, which will take place throughout 2023, the theme "Plus?" has been chosen to explore extraction, production and consumption patterns, the major questions posed by demographic growth and the culture of performance, in sport, school, work and leisure.

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The French Institute

The French Institute promotes French culture internationally in dialogue with foreign cultures. It acts at the crossroads of artistic sectors, intellectual exchanges, cultural and social innovation and linguistic cooperation. It supports the promotion of the French language and the circulation of works, artists and ideas throughout the world.

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Partners

Thank you to all the partners of the Night of Ideas 2021, as well as to all the participants of the Night of Ideas.

Archives

Find all the events of the previous editions, everywhere in the world.

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