The Confluence Museum does not want to just arouse the visitors' interest. It also seeks to appeal to their curiosity, their emotions, their imagination, to inspire them, ...

In order to do this, state of the art museography is used to convey information and impart knowledge:

- a cultural and scientific project which appeals to the scientific, technology and artistic disciplines,

 

- innovative technologies, which are dynamic and interactive,

 

- a large range of cultural activities will be programmed to coincide with the exhibitions (festivals, conferences, debates, cinema, as well as dance and theater performances...).

Goal: investigate the complex relationships between the sciences and society, which is at the heart of our daily lives and a contemporary debate.  Evolving as knowledge advances; founded on scientific rigor, the exhibitions are focused on three fundamental questions:

1. "Where do we come from and where are we going ?"
The quest for our origins and our view of the future is shared throughout humanity. 

It is important to present the breadth of diversity in how people think and their visions of the world.

 

2. "Who are we?"
What makes humans different from animals?  What is the relationship between humankind and the environment and with their fellow citizens of the world?

 

3. "What are we doing?"
This exhibition shows humankind's capacity to innovate, to invent, to organize, to build... It encourages one to reflect on businesses' strategies: reconciling ethics and technological innovation.

 

To further discover the themes treated in the permanent core collections, exhibitions are examined and explored from different perspectives, all linked to society, technology and the sciences... 

Each theme is independent, one from the other. 

Each exhibit corresponds to the Museum's current themes, designed to further knowledge and spark curiosity; they will last for different lengths of time, from two months to one year.

The tone and the innovative way that themes will be presented and explained will be adapted to the targeted public: reflection, hands-on interaction, dramatization, experimentation...

Several topics are already in the planning: Art and the Machine; Deserts; Sound; Laughter...

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Confluence Museum is open to ideas which reflect our mission of focusing on the world and the critical issues facing society today.
Patrons may finance and are invited to collaborate on exhibitions linked to their specific areas of expertise.

 

These areas offer different means of communication, such as hands-on exhibits, internet exchanges, and experiments... 

The exhibits will be created in-house and through collaboration, partnering on-line or with other national and international cultural, scientific, and university organizations; in addition to a close relationship with French National Education and business.

The following contemporary subjects will be developed:

 

- Oil and Gas,
- Fossil Fuels,
- Nuclear Energy,
- New Technology,
- Industrial Evolution,
- Voice...

1/ Permanent Core Collections

 

500 000 € / theme

3/ Discovery Centers

 

100 000 € / discovery center

- State of the art technology: the RFID* system, personalizes and prolongs the visit. Thanks to the use of state of the art technology, visitors are able to indicate throughout their tour, objects, as well as subjects on which they desire additional information. The explanations and the complementary resources will be transmitted by mail to the address indicated by the visitor.

*RFID : Radio Frequence Identification.

- Active involvement in international scientific networks, strong collaboration with other prestigious scientific and cultural institutions in France and internationally, in addition to a solid partnership with the National Education system.

- Corporate Patrons Club Support.