Fête de la Science at the Musée de l'Homme 2024, free access to workshops, tours and demonstrations

The program of activities at the Musée de l'Homme :

• Gender in language and culture
  October 11 - 13
  

  And how does this interact with gender identities and gendered biases?
  An opportunity to examine the diversity of gender representation in cognitive systems, languages and cultures.

  
  
  
• Human evolution over the past 7 million years
  October 11 - 13
  

  With the help of specialists and character sheets, learn to recognize different casts of human skulls.

  
  
  
• Extracting DNA
  October 11 - 13
  

  Discover and practice these molecular biology operations live with the Museum's scientists.

  
  
  
• Archaeozoological methods
  October 11 - 12
  

  Analyzing these remains enables us to reconstruct part of the lifestyle of human groups and their relationship with the animal world.

  
  
  
• Beekeeping through the evolution of its hives
  October 12 - 13
  

  Meet in front of the beehives in the Galerie de l'Homme for a presentation of a selection of old and new beehives from France and other countries, drawn from the Museum's reserves.
  Specialists will explain the bee's habitat, life cycle and production (honey, wax, propolis).

  
  
  
• Fête de la Science 2024 at the Musée de l'Homme
  October 12 - 13
  

  Science enthusiasts of all ages, the Museum's researchers and scientific mediators invite you to join them for a special program of workshops.
  For the occasion, the Galerie de l'Homme is exceptionally free from October 11 to 13. An opportunity to explore the great themes of humanity through three questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?