This event is in the past.It took place on February 15, 2026 at Chantier Musée du Grand Siècle.


Travel back to the 17th century when writers first dreamed of voyages to the moon and stars. Professor Sylvie Requemora traces how Cyrano de Bergerac and his contemporaries invented science fiction centuries before rockets existed.
Literary history
Free lecture
French classics
Museum event
Tips
🎓Sylvie Requemora is a leading 17th-century lit scholar
🌙Cyrano de Bergerac wrote about moon travel in 1657
🎟️Reserve by email, spots are limited
La Science se livre
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Travel back to the 17th century when writers first dreamed of voyages to the moon and stars. Professor Sylvie Requemora traces how Cyrano de Bergerac and his contemporaries invented science fiction centuries before rockets existed.
Literary history
Free lecture
French classics
Museum event
Tips
🎓Sylvie Requemora is a leading 17th-century lit scholar
🌙Cyrano de Bergerac wrote about moon travel in 1657
🎟️Reserve by email, spots are limited
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