Louis Pasteur, the art of science

Louis Pasteur’s name may be associated with pasteurisation and vaccination against rabies, but the exhibition Louis Pasteur, the art of science invites you to discover lesser-known facets of his scientific career: the attention Pasteur paid to the arts and artists, from his own youthful practice, developing invaluable powers of observation, to the courses he gave at the École des Beaux-arts, which made him a pioneer in preventive conservation.

Louis Pasteur’s (1822-1895) career began in 1847, but his most renowned works were carried out during the Belle Époque, under the Third Republic. They were made possible by a succession of research projects carried out with a curious and universalist vision, applied to a wide range of subjects, from spontaneous generation to medical hygiene and the conservation of works of art.