Paris (AFP)
Explore all facets of food, dive into the sparkling world of precious stones, meet this strange creature called blob: the Museum of Natural History of Paris promises this season of surprising discoveries of the world of science, with a societal bias and environmental.
This museum "engaged and responsible", which welcomed 3.2 million visitors in 2018, continues, as last year, to want to "position in the society" by providing the lighting of natural history, explained Thursday its president, Bruno David, during the presentation of the 2019/2020 season.
The exhibition "Je manger je suis suis" will launch the season (from October 16th to June 1st) at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, proposing a reflection on food in its physiological, environmental and cultural dimension. A "social theme that will affect many people", hopes Bruno David, renewed for a second term at the head of the public institution, which includes 13 sites across France.
From April 2020 to January 2021, visitors are invited to an "immersive route" in the middle of precious stones: diamonds, rubies, emeralds ... these mineral extracts formed in the depths of the Earth, and considered since the 18th century century, as scientific objects. More than 500 minerals and gems, as well as 300 jewelery creations from the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, will be exhibited at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
At the Parc Zoologique de Paris, a fascinating guest will make his entrance - a world first: the blob, a creature that looks like a mushroom but moves (1 cm per hour), feeds, grows, and "questions on evolution and animal behavior ".
For the end of the year festivities, the illuminations of the Jardin des Plantes (370.000 visitors last year) will make their return, on the theme of the ocean.
The Museum also calls for donations to restore the 24 statues of the Jardin des Plantes.
With 700,000 additional visitors in 2018, the Museum of Natural History has seen its attendance increase significantly, thanks to the success of the exhibition "T-Rex".
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