The third major mission of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is to serve as a bridge between scientists, intelligentsia, artists and the general public.
To do this, the College relies on the EPFL Pavilions team, which produces and presents ambitious exhibitions in its Pavilions A and B; on the CDH-Culture, which ensures a varied artistic program ; on the journalist Anne Laure Gannac, who, through LUNCHenPHILO and podcast series, invites specialists and the general public to reflect between science and philosophy; and finally, on “Enter the Hyper-Scientific” the Artist in Residence program which invites Swiss and international artists to realize visionary projects in dialogue with EPFL’s scientific community.
The CDH-Culture also manages a platform for competitions to win tickets for shows and is responsible for preserving and promoting the fixed works of art on campus, most of which resonate with the architecture of the buildings.
![ArtLab - Under One Roof-EPFL Lausanne -Switzerland 09+11.2016 - Kengo Kuma & Associates](https://www.epfl.ch/schools/cdh/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ArtLab3_Adrien_barakat-768x432.jpg)
Learn more about the exhibitions and events taking place at EPFL Pavilions, on EPFL’s Lausanne campus.
![Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509–1511, fresco at the Raphael Rooms, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City](https://www.epfl.ch/schools/cdh/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The_School_of_Athens_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino_1920-768x432.jpg)
One lunchtime a month, scientists, artists and/or philosophers are invited for a face-to-face discussion on a philosophical or scientific theme. Discussions are generally held in French.
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These face-to-face exchanges offer a delightful series of portraits and intimate investigations between a journalist and renowned scientists. It’s a great way of approaching a notion through different disciplines and from a wide variety of angles.