Exhibition: Versailles and the Forbidden City, a look at two centuries of France-China exchanges. It is the flagship event of the 60th anniversary of the relationship between France and China.
Nearly 150 objects from the collections of the two palaces tell the story of mutual curiosity and interest for culture and especially science. Louis XIV had scientific instruments sent to the Kangxi Emperor, because he understood that, through science, the Emperor of China could be seduced. The Jesuits could no longer practice in Europe, but were still active in China until the end of the 18th century.