Regular guided tour: Happy Babel?
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Luxembourg, at the heart of Europe, is the daily laboratory of a living multilingualism. The plurality of languages, symbolized since the Bible by the episode of the Tower of Babel, constitutes both a challenge and a wealth. "Happy Babel?" explores polyglossia and translation, placing them in a historical and philosophical perspective that goes beyond the Luxembourg space. Thanks to a rare constellation of masterpieces, objects, and documents, whether exceptional or for everyday use, the exhibition travels through representations of Babel and highlights the successes and failures of translation, from the Rosetta Stone to artificial intelligence. It questions the conditions of a "Happy Babel" (Roland Barthes), in space and time, up to our present day.
Good to know
A reservation is recommended to guarantee your place during the visit. The visit takes place at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Department of Prints and Photography. Duration: 1 hour. The visits are scheduled on the following dates:
- October 13th, 11:00 AM (FR)
- October 20th, 11:00 AM (DE / LU)
- October 27th, 11:00 AM (EN)
- November 3rd, 11:00 AM (FR)
- November 10th, 11:00 AM (DE / LU)
- November 17th, 11:00 AM (EN)
- November 24th, 11:00 AM (FR)
- December 1st, 11:00 AM (DE / LU)
- December 8th, 11:00 AM (EN)
- December 22nd, 11:00 AM (DE / LU)
- December 29th, 11:00 AM (EN)
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
Luxembourg City History Museum
14 Rue du St Esprit
1475 Ville-Haute Luxembourg
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