Science - activities

Discover the new cultural offering of the Palais de la Découverte for its reopening in 2025.

Currently closed for renovations, the Palais de la Découverte has announced its new cultural offering for its reopening in 2025, featuring scientific experiments and laboratories for the whole family to learn while having fun!

50 years since the discovery of the Lucy skeleton: scientific workshops at the Musée de l'Homme

Fifty years ago, Lucy's skeleton was discovered - an incredible day for paleoanthropology. On November 16 and 17, 2024, the Musée de l'Homme welcomes you to workshops, shows and conferences on the australopithecus.

STAR's UP 2024 - the free space festival: Science, Science Fiction, Aeronautics

The free space festival returns to Hangar Y on September 28 and 29, 2024 for its sixth edition! On the program: FREE conferences, film screenings, workshops and activities, for a curious, family-friendly and generous festival that explores space from the perspective of Science and Science Fiction. Download your free tickets!

Fête de la Science 2024: events, workshops and activities in Cergy-Pontoise (95)

From October 4 to 14, 2024, the Cergy-Pontoise conurbation invites you to discover its scientific institutions during the 33rd Fête de la Science.

Fête de la Science 2024: behind-the-scenes DNA analysis at the Musée de la Préfecture de Police

How about a trip to the scientific police for the Fête de la Science 2024? That's what the Musée de la Préfecture de Police is offering until October 19!

Fête de la Science 2024 at Sorbonne Université, Pierre et Marie Curie - Jussieu campus

To mark the Fête de la Science, Sorbonne Université is inviting curious visitors to the Jussieu campus (UPMC) to meet with science professionals on October 12 and 13, 2024. On the program: conferences, events and other original experiments...

Paris-Saclay Summit: the scientific event at EDF Lab Paris Saclay

The Paris-Saclay Summit, an event bringing together numerous experts in science and innovation, awaits you for workshops and conferences in Palaiseau, at the EDF Lab Paris Saclay, on February 29 and March 1, 2024. Artificial intelligence, medical innovation, green chemistry... an opportunity to learn more about the future of science and its essential role in our society, at the heart of the prestigious Paris-Saclay cluster.

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie: scientific discoveries and fun for all the family

The Cité des sciences et de l'industrie is packed with fun and educational exhibitions for the whole family to discover, in the heart of the Parc de la Villette. It's the perfect place to learn all about the world around us!

Fête de la Science 2023 at the Étincelles du Palais de la Découverte in Paris

For the Fête de la Science 2023, the Palais de la Découverte is opening the doors of its ephemeral site free of charge, from October 6 to 8, 2023, for a weekend of discoveries that should delight young and old alike!

Did you know? You can watch the Earth rotate thanks to Foucault's pendulum in Paris.

Want to see the Earth spinning at the end of a wire? You're in luck, because two of Foucault's pendulums can be seen in Paris, in the heart of the Panthéon and the Musée des Arts et Métiers.

Fête de la Science: discover the origins of this scientific event for the whole family

The Fête de la Science is the not-to-be-missed October event for fans of scientific experiments and new knowledge! Discover the history of this event, born in the capital!

Fête de la Science 2023: workshops and tours at the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

The Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac welcomes you again this year for the Fête de la Science, with workshops and guided tours based on current exhibitions, on October 7 and 8, 2023.

Fête de la Science 2023: guided ocean tours at the Porte Dorée Tropical Aquarium

The Fête de la Science returns to the Palais de la Porte Dorée on October 14 and 15, 2023. Take part in the guided tours organized for this 32nd edition, focusing on biodiversity in ecosystems.

Fête de la Science 2023: the program at Chimie ParisTech

Chimie ParisTech invites you to take part in this new edition of the Fête de la Science on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October 2023! Discover the program!

L'Astrolabe: discover space in virtual reality at the headquarters of the European Space Agency

Have you always dreamed of visiting space? At the headquarters of the European Space Agency, a new space has just opened for the general public, allowing you to discover the ISS in virtual reality and learn more about what surrounds us!

The Drag Lab: the drag show that combines glamour and science at the Nouveau Casino in Paris

When glamour and science meet... The result is The Drag Lab, an exceptional evening orchestrated by String Theory at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, to be discovered on October 5, 2023. Featuring a never-before-seen show in which talented Drag Queens and Drag Kings perform science, this evening promises to blur the lines between the art of Drag and the popularization of science!

Double Science, the popular science festival for the whole family at Ground Control

For three days, the first festival of scientific popularization lands at Ground Control. From May 26 to 28, 2023, learn how our world works during free and exceptional animations and experiments, alongside professionals!

Planet: is the Earth's core changing its direction of rotation?

The heart of the Earth would have stopped to start again in the other direction, according to Nature Geoscience. But don't panic, if this is indeed the case, it is not the beginning of a catastrophic scenario, because the phenomenon would take place regularly!

A manuscript by Einstein auctioned 11.6 million euros this Tuesday in Paris

Auctioned this Tuesday in Paris, the manuscript is a work document by Albert Einstein about the general relativity theory. It has been valued between two and three million euros and was auctioned 11.6 million euros.

Ephemeris for October 9 in Paris: The opening of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne

On Tuesday, October 9, 1860, the Jardin d'Acclimatation opened its doors in the Bois de Boulogne. This immense green space, with its scientific, entertaining and educational vocation, quickly became a favorite haunt of Parisians, who came to marvel at exotic animals and plants, as well as tribes from faraway lands. The Jardin d'Acclimatation suffered many setbacks during the various wars, and later became an amusement park where families still enjoy having fun today.