For its new exhibition starting in two days, the National Museum of the Marine takes us to the ends of the North-West Atlantic, on long cod fishing campaigns of the 16th century. Through its "In the cracks" retrospective, the museum tells the whole story of "Great fishing" via extracts, novels and films, paintings and drawings alluding to the dread felt by the families as they waited for fishermen to return, as well as the technical adventure in itself. The exhibition also approaches the matter of current over-fishing and presents searchers, ship-owners, fishermen and associations of defense of the environment struggling for a sustainable fishing, a more responsible fishing, and notably navigator Isabelle Autissier and novelist Erik Orsenna, among others.

"In the cracks" exhibition, from October 7th 2015 to June 26th 2016.
Open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11am to 6pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm.
Closed on Tuesday.
Full rate: €10 / Concession (under 26 years old): €8 / 7-18 years old: €5 / 3-6 years old: €2.

In the cracks - DR

National Museum of the Marine
17, place du Trocadéro
75016 Paris
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 69 69
Metro: Trocadéro (lines 6 and 9).

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