Of stars and peoples

The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme invites you to encounter the stars during the next Nuit Blanche 2026 through a dialogue between the humanities, social sciences and astronomy. Knowledge of philosophy, the history of science and astrophysics, combined with poetry, will highlight the central place that stars occupy in people's lives. Researchers and storytellers will take the public on a journey from cultural representations to the Hubble telescope and the explorations of modern navigators.

Whether you are a novice or an expert on constellations, everyone will come away from this evening with a better understanding of these stellar objects that have illuminated humanity since the beginning of time.