In the wake of Magellan: the immersive exhibition at the Musée national de la Marine

500 years ago, a crew of 237 men set out westwards from Seville in the Atlantic Ocean, eager for discovery, captained by Ferdinand Magellan. Their goal: to find a passage across the American continent to reach the Pacific directly, and then on to India. A true epic, recounted in an immersive exhibition at the Musée National de la Marine, from October 22, 2025 to February 1, 2026.

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Immerse yourself in the adventures of Magellan and his men, thanks to an interactive device combining sets, projections and theatrical staging, recreated using documentary research and images from the audiovisual series"Magellan's Incredible Journey". A chronological voyage around the world that addresses both the political stakes of such an expedition, the harshness of life at sea with its share of deaths, and the wonder of seeing new lands and peoples on arrival.

An opportunity to experience this major piece of history, which changed the way we sail and see the world. On September 8, 1522, only 18 weakened sailors returned without their captains, aboard the last of the five ships, having achieved the greatest maritime feat of all: a complete circumnavigation of the globe.

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