What if we went to a museum this weekend? It's hard to choose which one from the myriad of possibilities offered by the Pink City... Fortunately, Toulouscope presents its small selection of the best exhibitions in Toulouse to discover during this period!
“The strength of the line: the muscular exhibition! » At the Musée des Arts Précieux Paul-Dupuy
Until May 5, 2024, the Musée des Arts Précieux offers visitors a exhibition temporary questioning the notion of force in the history of graphic arts. This exhibition allows you to wander through the centuries, visions and artistic movements from around the world. Going through major elements of mythological works from Antiquity to our most modern representations where strength is synonymous with labor or moral power.
Museum of Precious Arts Paul Dupuy - 13 Rue de la Pleau, 31000 Toulouse. 05 31 22 95 40
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The photo gallery of the Chateau d'eau on the St-Cyprien side
The very first French museum dedicated to photography continues to offer its walls to photographers from all over the world, whether famous or emerging! There, until April 14, the display Us by Arnaud Brignon as well as Rien à perdby Philémon Barbier. the first depicts an exciting American road trip while the second, a photojournalism commission, illustrates rap, masculinity and the sensitivity of working-class neighborhoods. To discover, can - perhaps, after a stroll along the quays or at the Prairie des Filters?
Le Château d’Eau Gallery - 1 place Laganne, 31300 Toulouse. +33 5 34 24 52 35
“Sex appeal, the scandalous life of nature” at the Toulouse Museum
A brief zoom on the intimate life of nature. The Museum's new temporary exhibition, scheduled until July 7, 2024, offers todiscover how reproduction is orchestrated all around us. The imagery is for everyone but is full of funny, surprising anecdotes, without filter and with several reading levels for young and old. Pollination, courtship parades and the little oddities of flora and fauna on full display!
Museum - 35 Allée Jules Guesde, Toulouse. 05 67 73 84 84. More information on the website
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Takeoff in the history of airmail at the Envol des Pionniers
A stone's throw from La Piste des Géants, the Envol des Pionniers is a temple of aeronautics retracing in detail the history of local aviation by making detours around figures such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet. The permanent exhibition thus allows you to discover the pioneers of Aéropostale, to take a tour on the runways to see the historical sites as well as the possibility of doing family workshops around travels in Toulouse in 1930.
Currently, the temporary exhibition '"the future has wings" highlights Pierre Georges Latécoère, the entrepreneur who created airlines and the first Toulouse aviation factories exactly where the exhibition is currently located.
L'Envol des Pionniers (6 Rue Jacqueline Auriol, Toulouse) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Between €6 and €9 entry. 05 67 22 23 24
IA Double Je – Artificial Intelligence and me at Quai Des Savoirs
Artificial intelligence, deep learning and all procedural generations are at the heart of the political, cultural, legal and philosophical questions of 2024. So, to avoid getting lost in this vast array of information, Quai des Savoirs offers a zoom on the news and the potential of this incredible technology. All with interactive stands, animated machines and fun activities to learn... while having fun!
IA Double Je. From February 2 to November 3 at Quai des Savoirs (Allée Matilda, 31000 Toulouse). Price: between 0 and 9€.
Spirou and the Shoah, a powerful exhibition in Toulouse
In 2018, Emile Bravo wrote < em>Hope Despite Everything, a poignant comic strip in which Spirou and Fantasio found themselves caught in the torments of the Shoahand delivered an edifying and shocking testimony to the horrors of the time . The Departmental Museum of the Resistance & de la Deportation intends todiscover this work as well as the archives which enabled its development. A light way to understand Europe's heavy past. Besides, few people know it, but the Journal de Spirou was founded by Belgian Resistance fighters. The circle is complete !
Embark in the most beautiful cabins at Aeroscopia
The Aeroscopia is more than 7000m2 of exhibition space in Toulouse dedicated to everything that flies. Fun, creative spaces and events (drone piloting, storytelling tours, creative workshops, etc.) are constantly held there and visitors can notably board legendary planes > such as the Concorde, the A380, the Super Guppy or even a Lego version of Luke Skywalker's X Wing in Star Wars. Guided or self-guided tours are possible to discover the technological flagship that places Toulouse on the world map!
Aeroscopia aeronautical museum (1 Allée André Turcat, Blagnac). 05 34 39 42 00 Prices: between free and €15.
The route permanent of the archaeological museum of Toulouse Saint-Raymond
In a very beautiful historic and listed monument on the banks of Saint-Sernin, the museum offersa look on the archaeological life of Toulouse. The floors of the building house traces of 2000 years of history of Tolosa, from traces of ancient civilizations to Roman sculptures and remains of monuments discovered during local excavations.
The basement itself houses remains excavated on site and to be discoveredsuch as a lime kiln or the foundations of the oldest hospital in Toulouse. In short, a timeless place and exhibitions to admire at any time of the year!
Saint-Raymond Museum - 1 ter Place Saint-Sernin, Toulouse. 05 61 22 31 44. More information on the website < /p>
Towards the City of Space and beyond!
It's a safe bet With no less than ten permanent exhibitions in it and a small constellation of ephemeral events. strong>, the most stellar museum in Toulouse has something to make you dream during multiple visits.
We meet there at the carré de l'Actu to follow the latest scientific advances in partnership with the CNES or the ESA, we embark on a waltz with the comets at the Quai du Système solar, we observe the universe and the climate at the observatory or at the Weather Poleor we vibrate during a rocket takeoff at the Launch Center... The list is still long and the last in date LuneXplorer offers you the opportunity to experience a lunar mission like the European astronauts!
La Cité de l’espace (avenue Jean Gonord, Toulouse ). 05 67 22 23 24
Saint Joseph de la Grave Chapel
The surroundings of one of the most symbolic buildings in Toulouse can now be visited. With, as a little bonus, the possibility of making the visit fun for the youngest via the educational kit system. Currently, the premises are hosting the exhibition “From the ground to the museum, journey of objects” until February 11. A zoom in on the UNESCO heritage sites of Toulouse and Hanoi, as part of a partnership between the Pink City and the Thang Long Citadel. The opportunity to discover the beauty of monuments as well as the jobs linked to their development.
La Chapelle Saint-Joseph (Hospice de La Grave) - 23 Rue du Pont Saint-Pierre, 31300 Toulouse. Free entry.
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Exhibitions in Toulouse soon to be set up:
- The Liberation of Toulouse seen by the Eima, the Toulouse manga school, from July 11, 2024 to January 6, 2025 at the Le Castelet cultural space
- Cathar exhibition from April 5, 2024 to January 5, 2025 at Saint-Raymond Museum and the Jacobins Convent.
- Very first edition of the Toulouse Space Festival of the Cité de l'espace, from March 23 to 26 at Meett