The amazing achievements of "Pasteur, the experimenter"!

The exhibition "Pasteur, the experimenter", curated by Universcience in collaboration with the Institut Pasteur, will run from December 14, 2017 until August 19, 2018 at the Palais de la découverte in Paris. This exhibition looks at Louis Pasteur's career – his many and varied research fields, his talent as an experimenter and also his links with art, technology and industry – and sheds light on events and figures that have long remained in the shadows. The exhibition draws on theatrical imagery – it is divided into six "acts", each illustrating one of Pasteur's main scientific periods. It uses films, interactive displays, reconstructions, animated models and "optical theaters" to tell Pasteur's story and showcase the achievements he made with his fellow scientists.

"Taking a closer look at such a figure provides us with an opportunity to understand more about how science works and shows why this scientist in particular has become a legend – in France and abroad – who is held in the same esteem as famous authors like Victor Hugo," explains Universcience.

To mark this event, the Palais de la découverte is delighted to offer children under the age of 16 accompanied by Institut Pasteur staff the chance to visit the exhibition free of charge. The parent or guardian* simply needs to show his or her new Institut Pasteur badge** and the child will be admitted free of charge. This special offer is only available at the museum entrance desk for those visiting the exhibition between December 14 and 24, 2017.
As well as the badge, the museum staff may ask for proof of age for the child(ren) if they look older than 16. For an additional charge, visitors can also enjoy the other exhibitions and activities (including the planetarium, guided tours and workshops).

* children do not need to be related to the Institut Pasteur staff member. Only the Institut Pasteur badge and proof of age for older teenagers will be requested.

** we would ask you to take particular care when using your badge away from the Institut Pasteur campus.

 

Find out more (in French)

To accompany the exhibition, a book entitled Louis Pasteur, le visionnaire, edited by Maxime Schwartz, former President of the Institut Pasteur and scientific curator of the exhibition, and Annick Perrot, honorary curator of the Institut Pasteur, has been published by Editions de La Martinière.

This official exhibition catalog looks back at the career of the eminent French scientist. Louis Pasteur was a pioneer in the field of microbiology whose achievements represent some of the 19th century's major biomedical scientific milestones – his research gave rise to the rabies vaccination and the pasteurization process. But what do we really know about Louis Pasteur, his life and career? How did his contemporaries react to his research and achievements?

This catalog, richly illustrated with archive documents, guides readers through the life and work of Louis Pasteur and offers a new perspective on the great scientist.

 

 

Illustration: Photo: Dust in the air - Drawings on a page of the Memory of Louis Pasteur on the theory of spontaneous generation