WelcomeSUMMER 2017

TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

VIRAL, from microbes to hilarity, everything is contagious !UNTIL 27 AUGUST 2017We live in a time of contagion. From infectious diseases to financial collapse, from demonstrations to the millennium bug, these days there are more conditions than ever for contagion to happen. Today, even an idea can go… VIRAL.VIRAL is an interactive exhibition that explores what contagion is and how it works, revealing biological and social phenomena and examining its impact on our lives. #Cviral9 years and above Exhibition created by Ciência Viva (Lisbon) in cooperation with Universcience and Heurêka (Finland).Exhibition presented in French and in English.

Make your bets! When maths steps inUNTIL 27 AUGUST 2017 The exhibition investigates the idea of randomness in a fun and interactive way for a better understanding of this essential notion. It examines chance, probabilities and chaos in daily life, games, culture and cryptography. You’ll find lots of interactive activities to help you get to know the basic tools used by mathematicians, including playing dice, coin tossing, roulette or deciphering secret codes. Exhibition conceived in cooperation with Mathematikum. Exhibition presented in French and in English.

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SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS I ACTIVITIES I EXPERIMENTS Champs-Élysées Clemenceau Franklin Roosevelt

Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30–18:00, Sundays 10:00–19:00

Booking: palais-decouverte.fr

This offer, valid from 8 July to 27 August, gives free admission to the Palais de la découverte exhibitions (except planetarium shows, workshops andbooking fee) for youths under 16. It cannot be combined with other current offers and/or concessions, and does not apply to prepaid or groups tickets.

ActivitiesPLANETARIUM I Sessions last 45 min.

Under a dome 15 meters in diameter, a starry sky is reproduced with exceptional clarity: 9,000 stars, five planets, the Sun and the Moon. The audience is guided around the night sky by an astronomy expert, who explains a range of observable astronomical phenomena. Sessions at the Planetarium are available in French only

PRESENTATIONS I Length: 50 min.

Live experiments with explanations by scientific facilitators from our seven major departments: Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Computing and digital technology..Ask for a program of the day’s activities at the reception desk. Presentations are announced on screens situated on the ground and first floors.

Palais basicsLearn the secrets of the Palais in just one hour

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C Electromagnetism: A coil that contracts on its own!C Electromagnetism: What makes the lamp filament vibrate? G Do queen ants lay eggs? Use the microscope to observe a queen surrounded

by tiny workers. What are their jobs?G Tactile communication in spiders: how do spiders use the phenomenon

of vibration to communicate?H Rats’ school: how rats carry out various tasks and find a route through a maze

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J The Sun and planets: see a real piece of moon rock!J The Sun and planets: the solar system above your head!Y Light: what happens if we make ‘invisible’ light visible?O The room Pi presents the first 704 decimals of the number Pi, all accurate. V Human biology: inside the glass man – observe veins and arteries,

and measure your blood pressure.W Optics: an intangible bottle.R Geosciences: enjoy a 3D view of the Earth.

Welcome to the Palais de la découverte A Science Centrein a historicmonument!

When this great museum was founded by physicist Jean Perrin in 1937, his aim was to “bring science to

life in the centre of Paris” by focusing on hands-on experiments and spectacular demonstrations. With a daily programme of some sixty presentations linked to its exhibitions and events, the Palais de

la découverte continues to play the same role today, allowing every kind of visitor to get to grips with

science in a vivid and exciting way.

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PhysicsPhysics is presented in a dozen different rooms that cover every sphere of this science, from Newtonian mechanics to particle physics, electricity, acoustics, and much more. Visitors can perform a wide range of experiments themselves.

Life sciencesCovering the key fields of human biology from anatomy to genetics. The area devoted to animal communication shows how each of the species presented has its own way of communicating with others – using sight, sound, touch, electricity and even chemicals.

ChemistryChemists conduct real experiments to explain chemical phenomena observed in everyday life or in laboratories.

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To start your visit, look at the program on the screens

situated on the ground and first floor. Activities are identified by letters.

Refer to the map to find the letter corresponding to the

selected activity.

7 EXHIBITIONS ZONES ON 2 LEVELS Occupying some thirty rooms, the permanent exhibitions cover seven scientific disciplines: astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, life sciences, Earth sciences and Computing and digital technology. Featuring working models, hands-on

experiments, clear illustrations and multimedia displays, they also host the presentations given by our scientific

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Earth sciencesEarthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, tsunamis, droughts… Here, geoscientists explain the natural phenomena that threaten so many lives today. And life in the past? Fossils can tell us a great deal about dinosaurs and the human origins.

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AstronomyAside from the planetarium, three areas are devoted to astronomy. The Sun and Planets area presents our knowledge of the solar system. Next to it, the History of Astronomy area looks back at the science’s development from the Babylonians to the 17th century, while the Cosmology balcony provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theories on the universe.

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MathematicsMathematics is an extraordinary, expressive living science as you will find out from our presentations and workshops, and in the π room, with its famous unending stream of digits.

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NewComputing and digital technologyComputing and digital technology are now a vital part of our daily life. The new scientific discipline “Computing and digital technology” has three exclusive talks on offer to help you discover these subjects.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION You can find practical information at:

www.palais-decouverte.fr/en/visit-us/opening-timesA detailed program of scientific experiment available on our

website (covering two weeks) or at reception on the day.The Palais de la découverte ticket provides admission to:

• Permanent and temporary exhibitions• Demonstrations and workshops

www.palais-decouverte.fr/en/

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ADMISSION

Rates Standard rate: €9 Reduced rate: €7 for under 25s and over 65s on presentation of ID Happy Hours: €3 Special rates for students for all visits between 3 pm and 6 pm on presentation of valid ID (student card, ISIC card or international student card) except at weekends and during school holidays.

Only available from ticket offices at the Palais.

ExtrasThe Planetarium: €3Special workshops: €3Free admission on presentation of valid ID:Children under 6Disabled persons and those accompanyingthem.

Paris Museum Pass and Paris Visit Card welcome

OPENING TIMESOpen from Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30 am to 6 pm. Sundays and bank holidays from 10 am to 7 pm. Closed on Mondays and July 14 (until 2 pm)

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SERVICES

Cafeteria (opposite the exhibition areas)Cafeteria drinks, sandwiches, salads, quiches, cakes and pastries.

CloakroomA cloakroom and left-luggage facilities are located on the ground floor to the right of the ticket office, free of charge on presentation of a ticket and subject to availability. To improve the quality of your visit, we suggest you leave your bags or any other bulky object there.

A baby changing area is available in the lavatories on the ground floor next to the cafeteria.

Gift and bookshopOffering a wide range of publications and merchandise.

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WelcomeSUMMER 2017

PRACTICAL INFORMATION You can find practical information at:

www.palais-decouverte.fr/en/visit-us/opening-timesA detailed program of scientific experiment available on our

website (covering two weeks) or at reception on the day.The Palais de la découverte ticket provides admission to:

• Permanent and temporary exhibitions• Demonstrations and workshops

www.palais-decouverte.fr/en/

EPPDCSI-Com- 06/2017- ©EPPDCSI/A Robin, S Chivet, V. Castro, P. Lévy, F. Lepage. Fotolia. Ciência viva. Maquette : fingueur INZENOSE.

ADMISSION

Rates Standard rate: €9 Reduced rate: €7 for under 25s and over 65s on presentation of ID Happy Hours: €3 Special rates for students for all visits between 3 pm and 6 pm on presentation of valid ID (student card, ISIC card or international student card) except at weekends and during school holidays.

Only available from ticket offices at the Palais.

ExtrasThe Planetarium: €3Special workshops: €3Free admission on presentation of valid ID:Children under 6Disabled persons and those accompanyingthem.

Paris Museum Pass and Paris Visit Card welcome

OPENING TIMESOpen from Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30 am to 6 pm. Sundays and bank holidays from 10 am to 7 pm. Closed on Mondays and July 14 (until 2 pm)

FOLLOW US

SERVICES

Cafeteria (opposite the exhibition areas)Cafeteria drinks, sandwiches, salads, quiches, cakes and pastries.

CloakroomA cloakroom and left-luggage facilities are located on the ground floor to the right of the ticket office, free of charge on presentation of a ticket and subject to availability. To improve the quality of your visit, we suggest you leave your bags or any other bulky object there.

A baby changing area is available in the lavatories on the ground floor next to the cafeteria.

Gift and bookshopOffering a wide range of publications and merchandise.

ADDRESSAvenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France

19M

CBUSRER

BUSBUS

113M Champs-Élysées Clemenceau

Franklin Roosevelt

28, 42, 52, 63, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93

Invalides