Art, culture, scientific heritage: what not to miss...
From medieval manuscripts to contemporary creations, UM is covering a wide range of topics for a new academic year focused on arts, culture, and heritage. Follow the guide!
The Art of Knowledge: Medieval Manuscripts from Clairvaux to Montpellier
The Faculty of Medicine's flagship exhibition this fall, "The Art of Knowledge: Medieval Manuscripts from Clairvaux to Montpellier," runs from September 19 to October 31. The exhibition invites visitors to retrace the journey of 72 medieval manuscripts from the famous abbey that have found a home in the faculty's documentary collections. It is a journey into the long history of a unique library, rich with more than 100,000 volumes, some of which date back to the Carolingian era.
Faculty of Medicine University Library – September 19 to October 31 – Free admission Tuesday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Guided tours by appointment.
Illumination workshops on September 30, October 7, and October 21 (3 p.m., Faculty of Medicine, Bonaventure Room) free, registration required
Contact: +33 (0)4 34 43 35 80 – email
Chimaera
A change of era and setting with the Chimaera exhibition by the contemporary creative collective Microclimax at the Faculty of Education. Sète-based artists Carolyn Wittendal and Benjamin Jacquemet, who were artists-in-residence at UM last year, will present the fruits of their labor, which has given rise to hybrid works at the crossroads of science and poetic imagination.
Faculty of Education Exhibition Hall (Philippidès tram stop, line 1) – October1 to November 6
Anatomy of the automaton
Organized in partnership with La Panacée, Anatomie de l’automate explores the relationship between the human body and machines, a question at the heart of new challenges in medicine. It’s an opportunity to take a closer look at the robots at Montpellier’s Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronics (LIRMM), which are shaping the future of medicine.
La Panacée – November 21 to February 28 – Wednesday to Saturday 12pm-8pm and Sunday 10am-6pm – www.lapanacee.org – email
Atome Hotel
At the end of the 19th century, Dmitri Mendeleev made his mark on the history of science by developing a periodic table of the various known chemical elements. The web documentary Atome Hotel offers a fascinating immersion into the discovery of these elements that govern life on Earth and the universe around us. Documentaries, scientific information, quotes from "atomic" literature, audio clips... As you explore each room of this virtual hotel, investigate to learn everything there is to know about the 114 elements identified to date... Website
Light and shadow
From December 15 to 20, the Faculty of Science Library (Triolet campus) will exhibit photographs taken by members of the Montpellier Geosciences Laboratory. Entitled L’ombre et la lumière (Light and Shadow), echoing the designation of 2015 as the “Year of Light” in France, the exhibition will present artistic works created by these scientists as part of their research activities.
Faculty of Science Library (Triolet campus) – December 15 to 20
And also…
The University of Montpellier boasts a rich historical heritage and some outstanding permanent collections: the Atger Museum and Anatomy Conservatory at the Faculty of Medicine, the Pharmacy Museum and Herbarium at the Faculty of Pharmacy, and France's oldest botanical garden, founded in 1593.