Vernissage de l’exposition – Portraits de France

Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne du 12e arrondissement

The opening of the exhibition Portraits de France will be an opportunity to discover it alongside the officials of SOS Racisme. These personalities, coming from diverse and varied backgrounds, who have marked the history of France and forged its values, are a mirror for today and models for our fight against discrimination. For a long time, the history of France overlooked certain figures coming from diverse and distant horizons. This exhibition, designed by the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle and the Groupe de recherche ACHAC, proposes a new approach: a chronicle of the history of France more open to the world, to those from the outre-mer or from immigration backgrounds. Presented today by SOS Racisme, this exhibition echoes the values and struggles carried by the association: far from identity withdrawal, it instead highlights the portraits of those who make up the richness of France and its history. Far from the stench of hatred, racism, antisemitism and discrimination, the exhibition invites us to place on equal footing these personalities who have contributed to forging the strong values of our Republic: liberté, égalité, fraternité. Against discrimination based on origin, the exhibition’s itinerary invites everyone to project themselves into this shared history through a selection of 14 panels, crossing through the eras up to today. Exposition Portraits de France Groupe de recherche ACHAC - programmation

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