For Jules Verne, travel and progress are two essential ideas. And the train, forming a synthesis of the two, occupies a special place in the work of the man and the writer
Precisely from the generation that saw the development of the railway, Jules Verne took many of his heroes on board this “horse of steel and copper”, transforming a means of locomotion that had become ordinary into the emblematic setting for the adventures of his Extraordinary Journeys.
This exhibition explores the world of the train in the life and work of the writer
Le Voyage en train at the Musée d’arts de Nantes
For the first time in France, the exhibition The Train Journey explores how the development of the railways began to change perceptions and depictions of time and space in the mid-nineteenth century.
Exhibition from 21 October 2022 to 5 February 2023
3 Rue de l'Hermitage, 44100 Nantes
How to get there?
Public transport: Carrière Misery, Lechat, Hangar à Bananes, Salorges
Self-service bicycles: Garennes (n°106), Carrière Misery (n°28), Antilles (n°104), Hangar À Bananes (n°105)
T. 02 40 69 72 52
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