Exposition : Chasse aux papillons, un voyage culturel, scientifique et artistique dans le monde des insectes

From the butterfly hunts of yesteryear to the insects of primitive art, this exhibition takes you on a cultural, scientific and artistic journey into the world of insects and their arachnid cousins. Since the dawn of time, man has cohabited with insects, and in many cultures, past and present, they have inspired cults, fed the imagination and been the subject of artistic creations. From a half-man, half-butterfly votive statue from Indonesia, to disquieting African spider masks, this is the spirit of the Musée du Quai Branly at the Château-Musée de Gien for a few months. The reconstruction of the entomological cabinet of Eugène Le Moult, the greatest private collector of butterflies in the last century, and the imaginary gallery ofSpoken languages ​​:French

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