Museum Night returns to Strasbourg on Saturday!
On Saturday May 14, the Night of the Museums returns for its eighteenth edition, and like every year, the Museums of Strasbourg play the role of night owls and open their doors free of charge to visitors. This year, the program honors animals thanks to the collections of the Museum of Zoology, Anatomy, but also thanks to the research and excavations that Strasbourg researchers have carried out in Egypt over the past 150 years!
The Nuit des Musées has been organized since 2005 and will take place in Strasbourg on Saturday 14 May. An unmissable event that allows you to discover the wealth of objects exhibited in our museums and to discover the world of research in a new light, or rather under a new night. at the three universities (Historical Campus, Esplanade and Medical Campus), visits and events are organized All evening.
Animals in the spotlight!
This year, animals are in the spotlight and can be found in several places, starting with the Institute of Geology on rue Plessig, which hosts The paleontology collection includes approximately 100,000 specimens. But also at the Adolf Michaelis Museum at Palais U where the film was screened “The collections of the Zoological Museum come out of the shadows” Where you can observe the groups illuminated by a flashlight, which will be lit continuously (every 5 minutes), it is in the Daubrée amphitheater.
And for those who would like to see it in person, Some animals will rest under the starry sky of the planetarium, 13 Observatory Street. However, reservations are required at the following address: jds-reservation.unistra.fr.
At the Museum of Decorative Arts, Several visits are organized on this theme With 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. “stuffed animals, stuffed animals… what is taxidermy?”, 10 p.m. “the biggest animal”, and at 11 p.m. “the most colorful animal”.
Egyptology, admire the beauty of science and bones
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Chicha (Maison Commune des Sciences Humaines – Alsace), A guided tour retracing more than 150 years of Strasbourg research in the valley of Thebes (which is now the city of Luxor) proposed. The university’s Egyptology group includes no less than 6000 old coins. Funerary masks, vases or funerary statues, all the exhibits come from excavations carried out in Egypt. The visit lasts approximately 45 minutes Registration is compulsory: jds-reservation.unistra.fr.
Exhibition titled ” Complementary items” It will be on display until May 22, including the evening of the 14th when guided tours are offered. Thanks to the collaboration of several laboratories with visual artists, a large cycle of outdoor works will extend to the Esplanade campus. Originally, Complementary items This is a four-year program during which Researchers and scientists have worked hand in hand to put science into images. The visit is free, but it is possible to book a guided tour of approximately 1 hour by registering at the following address: jds-reservation.unistra.fr
On the Medicine Campus, part of the collection of the Institute of Natural Anatomy will exceptionally be open to visitors. The institute is located on rue Kirschleger and the entrance is through the back of the building and on site, Human bones from all parts of the body, dating from the late 18th century to the present day.
Nature in all its forms in the city’s museums
All the city’s museums will also be accessible free of charge throughout the evening, From 7 p.m. to midnight. Rohan Palace, Alsatian Museum, MAMCS, Aubette, events are planned in no less than eight seats Different. And this year the theme of the city’s museums Nature’s desire.
At the Tomi Ungerer Museum, this will be an opportunity to discover how the artist gave pride of place to nature in his work. With a visit entitled “Representation of Nature by Tommy Angerer at the Grand Livry des Chansons” at 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., or “Representation of Nature by Tommy Angerer at Jean de la Lune”, at 9:30 p.m. At the Alsatian MuseumFrom 7 p.m. to midnight, participants will have the opportunity to discover “Mysterious in Nature / Geim vùn Nàtür üss”, which will focus on things related to nature and its symbolism. Storytelling sessions will also be scheduled from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., as well as musical performances by Papyros’N Group.
There will also be Many workshops to participate in, especially at the Palais des Rohan, where you can make your own vegetable crown as before, in the courtyard of the palace, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Still at the Palais des Rohan, but this time in Archaeological Museuma natural cosmetics workshop from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., in addition to the “Pig’s Power” workshop where participants will be invited to create a medal from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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