New! Discover the University of knowledge

In 2027, the Shoah Memorial launched the University of Knowledge.

A new program of meetings organized in thematic cycles each quarter for those who want to learn, reflect, share and create.

The first quarter of 2027 will inaugurate this program with a cycle of three meetings devoted to the history of genocides, their specificities and the current issues of their transmission.

On the agenda:

  • A conference on the crime of genocide, its specificities and current issues.
  • A workshop dedicated to the genocides of the 20th century, through a historical and legal approach.
  • A testimony in the presence of a survivor of the Tutsi genocide.

Tuesday, January 26, 2027

Hours: 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., for the entire cycle.

Conference – Crime of genocide: specificity and actuality by Yann Jurovics, Senior Lecturer in international law and former expert with international tribunals.

Tuesday, February 23, 2027

Hours: 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., for the entire cycle.

Workshop – The genocides of the twentieth century: historical and legal approach, Demba Thiam, mediator, pedagogical service.

Tuesday, March 30, 2027

Hours: 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., for the entire cycle.

Testimony Congratulation Lyamukuru, survivor of the genocide of the Tutsi.

Registration for the entire cycle, including all three meetings.

Price: 15€

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