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| New Cité des Enfants for 5-12 year-olds Opened 31 March 2009 Hot on the heels of the new Cité des Enfants for 2-7 year-olds, launched in December 2007, the Cité has opened an exciting new activity area for older children. Designed for all 5-12 year-olds who can read, this new Cité des Enfants offers them a fascinating introduction to science and technology. It's all play, action, and hands-on experimentation, with fun activities organized around six themes: The body, Communicating, The TV studio, The garden, Fun with water and The factory. In short, a wonderful adventure playground, in stylish and cheerful surroundings. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Crim'expo, Whodunnit? – Leave it to science! 10 February 2009 to 3 January 2010 A museum director has been found murdered in his office. There's no sign of the killer. So what happened? The scene of the crime has been examined, clues have been found and sent to the forensic science lab. Now it's up to YOU to carry out the investigation – and identify the killer! A fascinating and entertaining insight into the work of forensic scientists and the different technologies involved. Exhibition designed by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and produced in partnership with the IRCGN, the forensic sciences institute of the French gendarmerie. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Innovations Gallery Permanent exhibition Opened in January 2007, this exhibition area showcases technical innovations developed by companies and the ideas behind them. For its second selection of innovations, the Gallery focuses on sustainable development in four very different spheres: energy efficiency, the chemical plant of the future, air traffic control, and hydrogen as a vector of energy. In partnership with Siemens, l'Union des Industries Chimiques, Thales and Air Liquide. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Planet Earth, a living resource 16 December 2008 to 30 August 2009 How can we satisfy our present energy needs without exhausting resources for future generations? This exhibition tackles the crucial question of Earth's finite natural resources, which must be optimized to cope with a worldwide demographic explosion and the growing concentration of people in cities. Exhibition designed for UNESCO's 2008 International Year of Planet Earth. Produced in partnership with the BRGM geoscience institute, CGG Veritas and Veolia Environnement. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Epidemik, an infectious exhibition! 21 October 2008 to 3 January 2010 This exhibition focuses on past and future epidemics, the infectious diseases that have marked the history of mankind or threaten us today. It highlights the health, social, economic and political issues raised by epidemics, and the part that each of us – individuals or decision-makers – can play to prevent and fight them. After exploring the history of man and epidemics in images, visitors will grasp the challenge we all face by playing a huge multimedia game that simulates epidemic scenarios in today's world. In partnership with Sanofi-aventis, the EHESP school of public health and the Institut Pasteur. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Bananas and sugar cane 7 October 2008 to 30 August 2009 An exhibition full of plants, sounds and tastes, on two traditional crops that are crucial to the economy of France's overseas départements of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyana and Réunion. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Shadows and light Interactive exhibition for 5-12 year-olds Until end of 2009 Roaming through the strange house of Professor Shadow, children can explore the many scientific and artistic aspects of shadows in an entertaining series of experiments. Exhibition designed with the Centre Georges Pompidou. Exhibition in three languages : French, English, and Spanish See the website (in French) >> |
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| Children's Cité On the strength of past experience and its great popular success since it opened in 1992, the Cité des enfants has been remodelled and expanded! The new permanent exhibition, now open to children ages 2 to 7, affords a special place to adults too. For the greater enjoyment of our children visitors, this unique space for active experimentation and exploration proposes a series of fun and educational activities divided into five thematic areas: I discover myself, I can do, I locate myself, All together, I experiment. See the website >> |
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| The Great Story of the Universe. From 25 march, 2008 This major exhibition will take visitors on a thorough investigation into the origins and the close links between matter, light and energy. A voyage of 13.7 billion years will take them from the Earth to the extragalactic void. A chance to meet with Newton, Einstein, Planck and a great many other major scientific figures who left their mark on the history of our conceptions of the Universe. See the website >> |
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