«Yesterday and today» at the Marie-Curie school city

Name: «Yesterday and today» at the Marie-Curie school city
Start: 2021-09-17T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Cité scolaire Marie-Curie

This photographic exhibition compares the postcards of the inauguration of the school city in 1937 with current photos of the same places.

17 - 19 September 2021Passed

Conditions

Exhibition to discover from the public space

This photographic exhibition compares the postcards of the inauguration of the school city in 1937 and current photos of the same places taken under the same angles of view by the students of Première Arts Plastiques.

About the location

Cité scolaire Marie-Curie

1 Rue Constant Pilate 92330 Sceaux

Hauts-de-Seine
Île-de-France

Due to the lack of a higher education for girls, the construction of a high school was envisaged in 1936 by the Ministry of National Education. In 1931, architect Brunet began construction work. Inaugurated in June 1937 by Jean Zay, Minister of National Education, the school is named after Marie Curie, who lived in Sceaux. At its opening, after the Second World War, the high school welcomed about 500 students. Today, the city includes college, high school and preparatory classes, with 1,800 students. The city with functionalist architecture of the 1930s is included in the inventory of historical monuments.