LitterNature Exhibition: Birds and Dinosaurs / Plants and Insects

Saint-Jean-de-Védas Media Library: October¹ – November 3, 2025
Garcia Lorca Media Library (Montpellier): November 21, 2025 – January 14, 2026

What do bees and dung beetles have in common? Which dinosaurs were the cousins of birds? How are new species discovered, and how are they named? Through the observation of real specimens of birds such as a juvenile albatross (University of Montpellier), beetles (Center for Biology and Population Management), or a cast of an Archaeopteryx (Montpellier Institute of Evolutionary Sciences), immerse yourself in the daily life of a naturalist.

These two traveling exhibitions, which are making the rounds at cultural venues, invite you to explore biodiversity in children’s literature! Comics, picture books, manga… children’s books are teeming with species, both real and imaginary.

The LitterNature exhibition tour kicks off in Occitanie with the “Birds and Dinosaurs” exhibition. This exhibition highlights the connections between birds and dinosaurs, inviting visitors to explore the continuities of evolution. Through children’s illustrations and bird specimens, visitors of all ages can discover the history of evolution and its modern-day traces.

The tour will then move to Alsace from March 24 through July 2026 with the exhibition *Plants and Insects*. This exhibition offers a journey exploring the relationships between plants and insects, which are essential to the balance of ecosystems. Blending naturalist observation with children’s literature, it invites visitors to rediscover the classification of living organisms and to observe the interactions that shape biodiversity.

This touring program is part of the University of Montpellier’s “Science with and for Society” initiative and will take place throughout France between 2025 and 2027.