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On Île Seguin, Le Large brings the factory into dialogue with contemporary artOpened on 17 October in Boulogne-Billancourt, the art centre is showing “Moteur, Imaginaire” until 7 March 2027. The exhibition takes Renault’s industrial history as its starting point.
Line Renaud: from ‘The Archives of My Life’ to collective memoryPublished on 14 October 2026, Line Renaud’s book opens a window onto her memories. The donation of her archives and those of Loulou Gasté had been announced as early as May 2025.
Demonstrations ‘without violence in the past’: what the archives really tell us1789, May 68 and research into civil resistance: the past never simply pitted good, peaceful marches against bad, violent protests.
Creatine: what science confirms for muscles, and what remains uncertain for the brainStrength, intense exercise, memory: not all the effects attributed to creatine are supported by the same level of evidence. A look at the views of the NIH and EFSA, and European rules.
Ana Mendieta: what film preserves of bodies and landscapesThe Siluetas are traces, but Ana Mendieta’s work also includes 104 films. The archives of two museums shed light on the role of duration and transformation.
Olivier Rolin: returning to Troy to question destroyed citiesIn « La guerre éternelle. Souvenirs de Troie », Olivier Rolin brings together travel and readings of Homer. An introduction to the book and themes noted by critics, without confusing literary echoes with historical explanations.
“At your prime”: what the expression says about a best periodA career, a performance or a favourite memory: the English word prime refers to a favourable period. To understand it, we need to specify what is being compared.The Abolition of Privileges: entering the night of 4 August with Bertrand GuillotBertrand Guillot’s account gives the people involved in a textbook date a voice. A way into the book that distinguishes the decision of 1789 from the long disappearance of feudal rights.
Bayeux Tapestry: reading a conquest in the threads of an embroideryThe medieval work is on display in London until 11 July 2027. Its technique and the uncertainties surrounding its making invite us to look differently at this account of the conquest of England.
“Metz, a city’s memory”: looking at history through photographsJean-Claude Berrar brings together 250 photographs dating from the 1860s to the 1950s. A way into the transformation of Metz, to be explored alongside the city’s archives.
The Burghers of Calais: how Rodin gave sacrifice a faceBy isolating the gestures and doubts of six men, Rodin transforms the story of 1347 into a meditation on collective courage.
Why do we love listening to sad music?A melancholy song can tug at the heartstrings while also bringing pleasure. This paradox has less to do with sadness itself than with the safe setting in which we listen, our memories and the feeling of being moved.