Guided tours to the École Polytechnique and its museum

Name: Visitas guiadas a la Escuela Politécnica y a su museo
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: École polytechnique

This year as part of the European Heritage Days, the Ecole Polytechnique presents three courses guided by students of the polytechnic cycle.

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

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This year as part of the European Heritage Days the Ecole Polytechnique presents three courses guided by students of the polytechnic cycle.

*Tours will start on the afternoon: 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm.

Each visit lasts about 1 hour.
They start every hour: 14h00, 15h00, 16h00, 17h00
Last departure at 17:00
*Appointment at the reception of the Ecole Polytechnique
Parking visitors, avenue Descartes, Palaiseau,
then on foot to Place Gustave Ferrié, Palaiseau).
*Pre-registration required via the registration form. https://events.polytechnique.fr/evenementiel/journee-europeen-patrimoine

The three courses are presented from the perspective of living heritage, including the traditions of the students, yesterday and today, including the visit courses 2 and 3.
1. The permanent exhibition of the Ecole Polytechnique museum (Mus'X) : the museum presents both the history of science and the history of the Ecole Polytechnique
2. The temporary exhibition of the museum : Henri Poincaré and the École Polytechnique, "serpent" major at Point K.
3. École polytechnique, places where students live: routes around the Central Hall (lecture halls, classrooms...)

About the location

École polytechnique

Route de Saclay 91120 Palaiseau

Essonne
Île-de-France

Widely internationalized (40% of its students, 39% of its teaching staff), the École Polytechnique combines research, teaching and innovation at the best scientific and technological level. His training promotes a culture of excellence with a strong predominance in science, open to a great humanist tradition. Through its training offer – bachelor, cycle engineer polytechnicien, master, graduate programs, doctoral program, doctorate, continuing education – the École polytechnique trains decision-makers with a strong multidisciplinary scientific culture by exposing them to both the world of research and the world of business. With its 23 laboratories, 22 of which are joint research units with the CNRS, the X research centre works at the frontiers of knowledge on the major interdisciplinary scientific, technological and societal issues. The École Polytechnique is a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.