Zoom on ... Neanderthal, the exhibition

Name: Zoom en ... Neandertal, la exposición
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T16:20:00+02:00
Location: Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise

Recent research reveals the environment and lifestyle of our cousins Homo neanderthalensis, but also their physical or intellectual abilities. Often victims of…

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

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@ Département Val d'Oise

Recent research reveals the environment and lifestyle of our Homo neanderthalensis cousins, but also their physical or intellectual abilities. Often victims of a form of racism, the objective of this exhibition is to rehabilitate the image of these singular beings by reminding above all that they are great hunters, skilled craftsmen and beings animated by symbolic thoughts, watching over their loved ones and burying their dead. Humans in their own right!

About the location

Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise

Place du Château 95450 Guiry-en-Vexin

Val-d'Oise
Île-de-France

Created in 1983, the Val-d'Oise Archaeological Museum preserves more than 35,000 objects. It exhibits 3,000 of them along a route linking prehistory to contemporary times.
From the carved blocks of the ancient sanctuary of Genainville, rebuilt in the middle of the 2nd century AD, to the concrete statues of the Soviet pavilion erected in Paris in 1937 for the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques of Modern Life, Recently found in a cooler in the Château de Baillet-en-France, masterpieces abound!
Throughout the year, a rich and varied program allows everyone to discover and learn while having fun: visits, workshops, conferences... The temporary exhibition is suitable for all audiences, even the youngest.
La Passerelle, from excavation to exhibition, born from the imagination of the company Le Toucher Minuscule, is a new space dedicated to young audiences. From research to exploration and development, all links in the archaeological chain are reconstructed. The children take tur