Une "Nuit" au Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle // A "Night" at the National Natural History Museum
Le soleil lève le voile sur la nuit. Il met en lumière une vie. L'homme n'est pas familier de l'obscurité. Il en convoite les recoins mais l'aborder est s'aventurer. De nombreux chercheurs auscultent ces ombres et les mouvements qui les composent. L'exposition nous invite à la découverte de petites merveilles cachées juste devant notre oeil endormi... Quatre parties en scandent le parcours.
Le Ciel Nocturne
Des sciences diverses s'intéressent à ce ciel dévoilé à la nuit tombée et ce, depuis bien longtemps. Les étoiles qui le parent, ce noir impalpable et si vaste qui nous entoure, la lune et ses influences... Tant de questions et d'objets utilisés pour au moins essayer d'y répondre. Et ces objets volants non identifiés, que sont-ils?
La Vie Nocturne dans la Nature
Une balade dans la forêt noircie par la nuit invite à la rencontre d'une faune riche. Les collections du muséum ont été sollicitées bien entendu mais d'autres spécimens nocturnes ont été créés pour l'occasion. Ils pénètrent la nuit fictive de l'exposition pour mieux vous surprendre... Le loup de Tasmanie, aujourd'hui disparu, a même fait le déplacement! Les oiseaux de la nuit enchantent lorsqu'ils animent le silence, saurez-vous les reconnaître? Chanceux que vous êtes, ils se laissent approcher! Découvrez également comment ces animaux réussissent à voir dans le noir et à être vus. L'exposition attire également l'attention sur la pollution lumineuse car les éclairages nocturnes ont des effets néfastes sur cette faune et nous sommes bien souvent dans l'ignorance à ce sujet.
Une Nuit de Sommeil
Le sommeil se manifeste de différentes manières selon les espèces. Quelles sont les positions adoptées, les phases de sommeil? S'agit-il d'un sommeil ou d'un simple repos? Les animaux rêvent-ils? Et le sommeil de l'homme dans tout ça? L'exposition livre quelques secrets pour l'entretenir car n'oublions pas qu'une bonne nuit de sommeil est primordiale!
Les Mythes et les Monstres
Les histoires qui hantent la nuit sont nombreuses. Le plaisir de les conter rejoint celui de frissonner à leur écoute. Mais à l'heure du rêve, le sommeil en paie le prix! Que racontent ces rêves? Et les ombres de la nuit, ont-elles un lien avec le jour? Et ce fantôme dans le placard? Comment le faire disparaître? On raconte au muséum qu'il n'est pas si méchant que ça et qu'il peut même s'en aller très vite...
Le parcours de l'exposition est une ballade dans la nuit. Il met en lumière nombre de questions que chacun se pose sur les mystères qui la composent. De façon ludique, la nuit s'apprend, s'écoute, se ressent et même se voit. C'est avec un plaisir enfantin et curieux que nous avançons sans crainte au milieu de cette "Nuit" créée pour nous. Après cette visite, une bonne nuit de sommeil s'impose!
"Nuit"
Jusqu'au 3 novembre 2014
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris
Réserver une nuit à Saint-Germain des Près...
Omar Khayyam, Persian poet, wrote "The night is perhaps the eyelid of the day." Because when people sleeps, another world awakens, and another one continues its way. Night fascinates with its mystery. It scares but seduces too. It comforts and intimidates. That is why the national Natural History Museum proposes the exhibition "Night."
The sun sheds light on the night. It highlights a life. Man is not accustomed to the darkness. He is curious about it but approaching means venturing. Many scientists have been studying the shadows and movements composing it. The exhibition invites us to discover small hidden wonders which are right here when we fall asleep... Four parts compose the exhibition.
The Night Sky
Various sciences have been interested in the night sky for a long time. The stars, this impalpable and vast dark that surrounds us, the moon and its influences ... So many questions and objects used to at least try to answer it. And those unidentified flying objects, what are they?
Night Life in Nature
A walk in the forest blackened by night invites you to meet a rich fauna. The collections of the museum were used of course but other nocturnal specimens were created for the occasion. They enter the fictional night of the exhibition to surprise you ... The Tasmanian wolf, now disappeared, even made the trip! The night birds delight when breaking the silence, will you recognize them? Lucky you are, they let themselves be approached! Discover how those animals can see in the dark and how they can be seen. The exhibition also draws attention to light pollution, as night lighting which have negative effects on the fauna, and we often ignore it.
Night Sleep
Sleep is different according to species. What are the positions adopted during the sleep, and what are the different stages? Is it a a real sleep or just a rest? Do the animals dream? And what about the human sleep? The exhibition gives some tips for a good night because we must not forget that this is essential!
Myths and Monsters
Many stories haunt the dark night. The pleasure of telling joins the shiver of listening to it. But at the the dream time, sleep is disturbed! What do your dreams tell you? And do the shadows of the night have a link with the day life? And the ghost in the closet? How to make it disappear? It is said at the museum , that it is not so bad, and it can even leave the closet very fast ...
The exhibition's path is a walk in the night. It highlights many of the questions that everyone is asking about the night mysteries. Playfully, we learn from the night, by listening, feeling and watching. It is with a childish pleasure and curiosity, but without fear, that we move forward in the middle of this "Night" created for us. After visiting, you will deserve a good night's sleep!
"Night"
Until November 3rd 2014
National Natural History Museum
57 rue Cuvier, 5th district.
Let's book a night in Saint-Germain des Près...
"Nuit"
Jusqu'au 3 novembre 2014
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris
Réserver une nuit à Saint-Germain des Près...
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The sun sheds light on the night. It highlights a life. Man is not accustomed to the darkness. He is curious about it but approaching means venturing. Many scientists have been studying the shadows and movements composing it. The exhibition invites us to discover small hidden wonders which are right here when we fall asleep... Four parts compose the exhibition.
The Night Sky
Various sciences have been interested in the night sky for a long time. The stars, this impalpable and vast dark that surrounds us, the moon and its influences ... So many questions and objects used to at least try to answer it. And those unidentified flying objects, what are they?
Night Life in Nature
A walk in the forest blackened by night invites you to meet a rich fauna. The collections of the museum were used of course but other nocturnal specimens were created for the occasion. They enter the fictional night of the exhibition to surprise you ... The Tasmanian wolf, now disappeared, even made the trip! The night birds delight when breaking the silence, will you recognize them? Lucky you are, they let themselves be approached! Discover how those animals can see in the dark and how they can be seen. The exhibition also draws attention to light pollution, as night lighting which have negative effects on the fauna, and we often ignore it.
Night Sleep
Sleep is different according to species. What are the positions adopted during the sleep, and what are the different stages? Is it a a real sleep or just a rest? Do the animals dream? And what about the human sleep? The exhibition gives some tips for a good night because we must not forget that this is essential!
Myths and Monsters
Many stories haunt the dark night. The pleasure of telling joins the shiver of listening to it. But at the the dream time, sleep is disturbed! What do your dreams tell you? And do the shadows of the night have a link with the day life? And the ghost in the closet? How to make it disappear? It is said at the museum , that it is not so bad, and it can even leave the closet very fast ...
The exhibition's path is a walk in the night. It highlights many of the questions that everyone is asking about the night mysteries. Playfully, we learn from the night, by listening, feeling and watching. It is with a childish pleasure and curiosity, but without fear, that we move forward in the middle of this "Night" created for us. After visiting, you will deserve a good night's sleep!
"Night"
Until November 3rd 2014
National Natural History Museum
57 rue Cuvier, 5th district.
Let's book a night in Saint-Germain des Près...
