Perhaps you wear glasses, are myopic, hypermetropic or astigmatic... Aftersmell andhearing, it's sight that the Cité des Sciences invites us to study at the 4th edition of its Cité des Sens festival, on Saturday September 9 and Sunday September 10 , 2023. An opportunity to discover vision from every angle and every angle, with a wide range of events on the program.
On September 9 and 10, 2023, you'll discover your eyesight as you've never seen it before: by learning how our eyes work, what their anatomy is, and how sight impacts our daily lives if it's poor! You'll be able to experiment with optical illusions, light shows and more. What's on the program? Photographic workshops, children's activities, installations (mirror games, optical illusions...), scientific demonstrations and the chance to explore the Cité's permanent exhibitions, such as Cerveau, wearing special glasses.
On the evening of Friday September 8, don't miss the musical nocturne "Les silencieuses", where the public is invited, headphones firmly on, to discover a preview of secret installations. With the kids, try your hand at Braille in a workshop, learn to see like animals, or discover how to make a photogram or flipbook!
What's more, you can also take advantage of your visit to the Cité des Sciences during the event to have your eyes tested by teams from the Rotschild Hospital ophthalmology department.
To fill up on sight-related activities and entertainment, head to the Cité des Sciences this Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10, 2023!
On the program
Installations
It disappears!
But where do things go when they disappear? Magic tricks to help answer this question.
Ages 2 and up
Braille workshop
An introduction to Braille, a tactile writing system with raised dots for use by the blind and partially sighted.
Ages 6 and up
Tactile drawing
How do you draw when you can't see? Using a punch and a special tablet, little visitors draw a picture of what they'll be able to touch with their eyes closed, when the sheet is turned over.
Ages 5 and up
Animal vision
How does the bee see the flower? And what's the strange world of the eight-eyed spider? As for the nocturnal cat, does it see life in pink? A whole series of experiments to put you in the place of what animals see.
Ages 6 and up
From egg to ladybug
What does a ladybug look like before she puts on her pretty polka-dot dress? From egg to adult, young visitors can discover the metamorphosis of this popular insect by creating a small booklet.
Ages 6 and up
Photogram
The program includes the creation of a photogram, a photo without a camera, in which objects placed on photosensitive paper leave curious white and gray imprints. The image is gradually revealed during development...
From age 6
Pinhole
After the photogram, the public experiences the camera obscura, the origin of photography, and the pinhole, its derivative.
Ages 9 and up
Prussian blue
Visitors produce a cyanotype: a "Prussian blue" photographic print made from a photograph they take on site.
Open to all
Light painting
Artist Jadikan introduces visitors to light painting, a technique for capturing and modeling light.
Open to all
3D glasses
Make your own 3D glasses!
Open to all
Virtual reality
In this VR headset workshop, visitors push the limits of their visual senses and test their balance...
Open to all
Discovering stereoscopy
What is stereoscopy and what is its history? An interactive timeline looks back at the history of stereoscopy, from the 3D viewers of 1838 to the present day.
For the general public
Flipbook
In this workshop, visitors design their own flipbook: facing the camera, they create a short video that becomes a small booklet that animates when the pages are turned.
Open to all
Accessible visit to the Brain exhibition
Equipped with glasses for tubular, blurred, peripheral or fragmented vision, the public takes part in this unique guided tour of the Cerveau exhibition.
Philippe Colmar's Sténopé exhibition
Discover or rediscover the many pinholes in this astonishing exhibition: play with trompe-l'œil, distorted images, optical illusions...
Grand récit de l'univers exhibition
Take a stroll through the stars to find out more about how we can see the infinitely large and the infinitely far away.
In search of the work of Felice Varini
Join us on the second floor of the Grand récit de l'univers exhibition, to discover the work of Felice Varini, this beautiful anamorphosis.
From the eye to the image
What is the eye made of? How do we perceive colors? And how is the brain involved in vision? Learn more about how the eyes and brain work, and discover the explanations behind certain optical illusions.
Ages 8 and up
Colors
Cyan, yellow, magenta or red, green, blue? The public takes part in a series of surprising experiments to understand the notion of color according to the physicist or the artist, as well as the role of the eye and the brain in its perception.
Ages 8 and up
Connected glasses
Experts present the use of connected glasses in scientific research. In partnership with Essilor Tête-à-tête Whether it's cognitive neuroscience, the physical properties of light or innovations in visual restoration systems, experts present the latest in scientific research through a series of mind-boggling experiments. In partnership with CNRS and Essilor Take a look at this! Disturbing experiments, mirages, color blindness, 3D cinema, colors, painting... How does vision work in our everyday lives?
Ages 7 and up
Dates and Opening Time
From September 9th, 2023 to September 10th, 2023
Location
Cité des sciences et de l'industrie
30 Avenue Corentin Cariou
75019 Paris 19
Access
Metro: line 7, Porte de la Villette station. Bus: lines 139, 150, 152, Porte de la Villette station. Tramway: T3b, Porte de la Villette station.
Prices
Moins de 2 ans: Free
Tarif réduit: €10
Tarif plein: €13
Official website
www.cite-sciences.fr
