Suzhou, China, 2005-08
A philosophical look at science stressing
the part played by Imagination in Discovery.
A Science Museum unlike all the others based on an oriental, philosophic
approach to the sciences.
In the entrance hall, the Museum will be emphasizing the limits of scientific
knowledge today and the limits a museum has when explaining science.
We shall be making an attempt to unify scientific principles and highlight
links between different theories and realities instead of fragmenting
western, especially anglo-saxon concepts.
It will show which languages all scientists share and how difficult it
is to be an observer and observed at the same time…
The star feature of the museum will be its cosmic roller-coaster
time ladder.
| type of achievement | Permanent museum |
| client | Suzhou Town and Province Councils |
| partners | Les
Crayons (Uzès), scenography Fabrizio Sabelli (Rome), Ann Gaud Mc Kee (Geneva), Jean-Claude Pont (Geneva), scientifical consultants Stéphane Moullet (Paris), infographiste Patrick Abrial (Paris), musical production |
| location | Suzhou city (100km from Shanghai), China |
| attendance | 2 to 3 million visitors per year |
| floor space | 8 500m2 |
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budget for scenography |
US$24 million |
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PROJECT DETAILS
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Cosmic danse
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Urban Archaeology . Paris, France, 1977 |
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Cités-Cinés . France, Belgium, Canada, 1987-90 |
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The Movie Train . France, 1990 |
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The French Pavilion . Expo'92, Seville, Spain, 1991 |
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Discovery Pavilion . Expo'92, Seville, Spain, 1992 |
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Funny Stories . Montreal, Canada, 1993 |
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The Neolithic Museum . Bougon, France, 1993 |
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Stadium Stardust . Paris, France, 1993 |
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Paris is free . Paris, France, 1994 |
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Cités-Cinés 2 . Paris, France, 1995 |
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High Flight . Montreal, Canada, 1995 |
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Cinema Avenue . Tokyo, Japan, 1996 |
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A trip to Wonderland . Tokyo, Japan, 1997 |
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The Utopia Pavilion . Expo'98, Lisbon, Portugal, 1998 |
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Satie's houses . Honfleur, France, 1998 |
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Expo'00 . Theme Park . Hannover, Germany, 1998 |
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Tokyo Toyota Museum . Japan, 1999 |
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Oceanliner Museum . Saint-Nazaire, France, 2000 |
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Micropolis . Saint-Leons, France, 2000 |
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Turin National Cinema Museum . Italy, 2000 |
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The Audi Pavilion-Autostadt . Wolfsburg, Germany, 2000 |
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Time for time . Paris, France, 2000 |
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Exhibit Master Plan . Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 2002-03 |
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Restaurant . Turin National Cinema Museum, Italy, 2003 |
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Barolo Wine Museum . Italy, 2003-07 |
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L.A. Light-Motion-Dreams . Los Angeles, USA, 2004-05 |
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Turin Automobile Museum . Italy, 2004-08 |
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Collapse? . Los Angeles, USA, 2005-06 |
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Suzhou Science Museum . China, 2005-08 |
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Television Museum . Aubervilliers, France, 2005-09 |
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1913 Building Galleries . Los Angeles, USA, 2006-08 |
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BIE Expo x Expos . Milan, Italy, 2008 |
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Future to come . 2011 |
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Future Pavilion . Shangaï, China, 2010 |
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Memorial of Slavery . Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe, 2009 |
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450th birthday of the University of Geneva . Geneva, Switzerland, 2009 |