Of stars and peoples

Saturday 6 June | Stars, the silent witnesses to humanity's evolution
Saturday
06
June
2026
7:00 pm
11:45 pm
bannière-nuit-blanche-2026
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How have the stars contributed to the advancement of our societies? Serving as landmarks for peoples and guides for explorers, the stars are at the origin of many founding myths. Their central place in human life makes them silent witnesses to the evolution of humanity.

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.

Published at 16 February 2026