Exhibition "The Biodiversity"

Name: Exposición "La Biodiversidad"
Start: 2022-09-17T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée sur la commune de Mormoiron, Centre culturel de Mormoiron

An exhibition on "Biodiversity", initiated by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, to learn and understand. Awareness, through text and image, of current environmental issues.

Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 09:00Passed

Creative Commons, Domaine Public CC0.

Intensive agriculture, deforestation, overfishing, rapid urbanization, various pollutions... the impact of human activities on nature has never been so heavy. The degradation of natural environments is accelerating, resulting in the disappearance of plants and animals that live there. Biodiversity around the world is now under serious threat. Urgent action is needed! Initiated by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, an exhibition to learn and understand. Awareness, through text and image, of current environmental issues. Exhibition "Biodiversity" carried out by the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research; Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development; Association GoodPlanète - 2007; B.D.P. de Vaucluse for the choice of documents.

About the location

Musée sur la commune de Mormoiron, Centre culturel de Mormoiron

73 rue de la Mairie 84570 Mormoiron

Vaucluse
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Housed in the vaulted rooms adjacent to the library, the Museum presents the geology, paleontology and archaeology of Mormoiron. Gypsum, clay, sand, ochre are exhibited and their exploitation illustrated by photos and documents. The history of ochres, gypsum, siliceous sands, clay and gravel of Mormoiron is evoked. Numerous photographs and videos explain the geological phenomena specific to these transformations. From the Palaeolithic to the Gallo-Roman period, a collection of fossils, flints and pottery are offered to the visitor. The latter could not miss the casting of a skeleton of Palaeotherium (38 million years), fossil mammal extracted from the quarries of Mormoiron in 1904\. It is one of the few that has been found complete to date. The museum is part of a rich architectural and natural heritage. You will be able to continue your visit, thanks to an orientation course, "Les sables de Mormoiron". [http://www.mormoiron.com/parcours-orientation/](http://www.mormoiron.com/parcours-