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Online from 5 May 2021, "Renaissances" the latest exhibition from Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie, Paris

About

Renaissances exhibition

- Digital version from 5 May
- At the Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie, Paris from Summer 2021

Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie
30 avenue Corentin Cariou
75019 Paris, France

CONTACTS
& DOCUMENTATION

Lindsey Williams
lwilliams@communicart.fr

Mob : +33 (0)7 69 98 73 96


Main image: © Getty images 

Image below: Doc Levin Studio  Jeanne Triboul, Léo Quetglas. Œuvre Jan Vormann Dispatchwork 

 

 

In the first half of 2021, the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie is presenting a new, three-stage offer for the public. While the Renaissances exhibition will open on 6 July 2021 (depending on the public-health situation), on 5 May, an audacious digital version will appear online and a collection of new stories for young readers was published for readers (in French) on 18 February.

 

Pollution, climate change, overconsumption of resources and energy, the pandemic, social inequalities and so on: the world is facing greater threats than ever at present. The situation raises questions, expectations and hopes, but also individual and collective concerns and fears, which must be addressed if we are to take a positive view of the future.

 
Innovative in terms of its subject and formats, Renaissances presents stories that combine reality and fiction. Each one is an experience enabling us to analyse our reactions and our ability to adapt to the context of the 21st century. The exhibition employs brand-new narrative and predictive approaches; the use of fiction will inspire strong emotions and stir the imagination of each visitor. Its itinerary includes alternate possible hypotheses and pauses for reflection, encouraging introspection.
 

“Against the background of today’s unprecedentedly acute crisis, Renaissances opens a new chapter in the exploration of the contemporary world begun by the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie. A highly original exhibition produced in scientific partnership with Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, Renaissances encourages visitors to examine possible futures based on the now familiar new challenges the scientific community constantly warns us about. Potential responses to those challenges lead to discussion and the expression of concerns, helping us construct a new vision of the future. That vision – both individual and collective – is the subject of Renaissances, which is keen to challenge our perceptions by harnessing the power of fiction" - Bruno Maquart, président d’Universcience

 
Exhibition itinerary
 

There are two versions of the Renaissances exhibition: a digital one from April and a physical one from June. Both challenge our relationships with the present and future by plunging visitors into three fictional worlds set in 2023, 2029 and 2045. In counterpoint, we turn to scientists and specialists from varied backgrounds. This gives the visitor – in turn player, decisionmaker, influencer, co-builder and thinker – an opportunity to analyse their emotions and master their perceptions of their world in the future.

 


Main image: © Getty images 

Image below: Doc Levin Studio  Jeanne Triboul, Léo Quetglas. Œuvre Jan Vormann Dispatchwork 

 

 

About

Renaissances exhibition

- Digital version from 5 May
- At the Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie, Paris from Summer 2021

Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie
30 avenue Corentin Cariou
75019 Paris, France

CONTACTS
& DOCUMENTATION

Lindsey Williams



Mob : +33 (0)7 69 98 73 96

Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie