Discover the A Ciel Ouvert Institute through moments captured during our events and activities. Bridging science and spirituality, these images bear witness to a journey of exploration, sharing, and awareness. Each photograph reflects a living, human, and inspired experience.

A Roundtable that invites us to rethink the way we inhabit the world in light of the philosophical, spiritual, and ecological challenges linked to humanity’s impact on the Earth. With Sylvie Vauclair – Astrophysicist / Mohamed Amer Meziane – Philosopher / Cédric Durand – Economist / Moderated by: Marie-Gabrielle Cajoly, Director of IACO / in partnership with the University of Geneva, Faculty of Theology

A Roundtable that invites us to rethink the way we inhabit the world in light of the philosophical, spiritual, and ecological challenges linked to humanity’s impact on the Earth. With Sylvie Vauclair – Astrophysicist / Mohamed Amer Meziane – Philosopher / Cédric Durand – Economist / Moderated by: Marie-Gabrielle Cajoly, Director of IACO / in partnership with the University of Geneva, Faculty of Theology

A Roundtable that invites us to rethink the way we inhabit the world in light of the philosophical, spiritual, and ecological challenges linked to humanity’s impact on the Earth. With Sylvie Vauclair – Astrophysicist / Mohamed Amer Meziane – Philosopher / Cédric Durand – Economist / Moderated by: Marie-Gabrielle Cajoly, Director of IACO / in partnership with the University of Geneva, Faculty of Theology

The roundtable “Artificial Intelligence: What Humanity for Tomorrow?” explores how AI and biosciences, in a rapidly evolving technological world, are reshaping and questioning our very definition of what it means to be human. With Jacques Besson, Psychiatrist and Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine / Solange Ghernaouti, President of the SGH Foundation – Cyberworld Research Institute, Director of the Swiss Cybersecurity Advisory & Research Group, Honorary Professor / Beth Singler, Anthropologist and Professor in the Digital Religion(s) research program / Moderated by Marie-Gabrielle Cajoly, Director of IACO / in partnership with the UNIGE Faculty of Theology.

This retreat took place in Engadine at the end of August 2025. It brought together researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, fostering open and interdisciplinary exchanges where science, philosophy, and humanism converged around the theme: “Living Matter, Inert Matter: A Planetary Perspective on Life.”

This retreat took place in Engadine at the end of August 2025. It brought together researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, fostering open and interdisciplinary exchanges where science, philosophy, and humanism converged around the theme: “Living Matter, Inert Matter: A Planetary Perspective on Life.”

First screening of the film produced by the Films Plans Fixes Association in 2025, on the occasion of Yves Oltramare’s 100th birthday, at the Grütli Cinema in Geneva in October 2026.

Documentary “The Universe of Friendship Between the Painter and the Astrophysicist” featuring Fabienne Verdier (painter) and Trinh Xuan Thuan (astrophysicist) (2021).

Documentary “The Universe of Friendship Between the Painter and the Astrophysicist” featuring Fabienne Verdier (painter) and Trinh Xuan Thuan (astrophysicist) (2021).

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”

Evening event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Maison Rousseau et Littérature in Geneva, featuring a presentation of a selection of works by Fabienne Verdier — the Rainbows — drawn from the exhibition “Le chant des étoiles.”