From the Moon to the Shepherd Star, from the Big Dipper constellation to Saturn's rings, the celestial vault and the stars that inhabit it are the object of immense fascination.
The "Reading the Sky" exhibition focuses on the understanding of the night sky in the Mediterranean, as seen from Earth. From the first surveys of the ancient Mesopotamian sky to the vogue for contemporary astrology, via medieval Arab-Muslim astronomy and the Galilean revolution, the societies of the Mediterranean basin have referred to the stars to situate themselves in the cosmos and organize their lives on Earth. Knowledge and beliefs circulated between the two shores, creating a common culture of the sky that still nourishes our contemporary approach to the stars.
