Free visit of the exhibition UCHRONIE by Vincent Fournier and the museum collections
Inaugurated by André Malraux in the Hôtel de Guénégaud (a 17th-century historical monument built by François Mansart) on 21 February 1967, the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature was extended in 2007 to its neighbour, the Hôtel de Mongelas (18th century). Thanks to this renovation and extension, the museum «exposes» the relationship between man and animal through the ages (from Antiquity to the present day) and relies on the exceptional collections of old, modern and contemporary united by the founders and constantly increased for nearly half a century. Private museum, it benefits from the appellation «Musée de France» granted by the Ministry of Culture. In the heart of the Marais, the Museum of Hunting and Nature invites the artist and photographer Vincent Fournier. The exhibition Uchronie talks about our relationship to nature and technology in an alternative version of the story, as it could have happened. What if animals were gifted with poetry? What if we walked Mars while staying on Earth? In a journey bringing together photographs, sculptures, video… the exhibition takes us on a journey beyond reality around two themes: the space adventure and the reinvention of the living. Available until September 17. Paying www.chassenature.com