Explorations: a matter of state?

Explorations: a matter of state?

April 15, 2026 August 15, 2026
A unique exhibition presenting three centuries of French exploration, from yesterday to today, where science, power and the military come together in a major challenge to sovereignty.

Come to explore three centuries of scientific and military adventures, through time and space!In 1763, France lost the Seven Years' War and, with it, its first colonial empire in America and Asia. Against a backdrop of international rivalries, with the English and Dutch dominating the seas, the French monarchy sought ...
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Exhibition catalog - Explorations : une affaire d'État ? 300 ans d'histoire, des abysses à l'espace

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Explorations: a matter of state? retraces 300 years of history, from abyss to space, through the French military fact. From marine engineering to astronauts, from seabed specialists to data analysts, the military of yesterday and tomorrow are the eye and arm of the state in unknown circles.
Drawing on unpublished documents, works and specimens of extraordinary diversity, the Musée de l'Armée proposes a cross-section of the motivations and consequences of exploration. Who decides and finances these companies that are expensive in men, transportation and equipment? Under what conditions are they conducted and for what purposes? Thanks to the lighting of about thirty specialists, this book deciphers the complex relationship between science, power and strategy to reflect on the issues of the contemporary world.

Exhibition at the Army Museum from April 15 to August 16, 2026.

French
320 pages / 310 illustrations

Co-publishing Locus Solus / Musée de l'Armée
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