The Moon is universal, fascinating, benevolent, but not made out of cheese as the Apollo 11 astronauts confirmed just 50 years ago. It is one of the things everyone on the planet shares; it gives rythme to our days and our nights. When there is a brilliant full moon I am always happy to know that my parents, one third of the world away, are enjoying that same beautiful orb. The very same moon connects us all.
View of the exhibition La Lune / The MoonScénographie agence bGc Studio © Rmn-Grand Palais 2019 / Photo Didier PlowyThe exhibition La Lune / The Moon at the Grand Palais celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first steps on the moon and offers us the opportunity to look at our longstanding relationship with this familiar astral body. This exhibition, because it is centered on a theme and not an artist, offers a whole variety of items to see. There's a roman sarcophagus, a gouache by Marc Chagall, Michael Collin's space helmet, Galileo's telescope, v…