S05E03 - Perles⏐Le berceau de perle

On pourrait croire que les gemmes, ces trésors naturels qui parent bijoux et ornements, sont statiques et immuables. Mais la réalité est tout autre et leur histoire est celle d'un mouvement constant. Dans cette saison, vous traverserez les strates de la Terre avec le diamant, vou ...  Show more

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi les amoureux mettent un genou à terre et offrent un bijou pour faire leur demande en mariage ? Certains d’entre eux, bien sûr, respectent les traditions, les embrassent... Mais d’autres préfèrent au contraire surprendre et choquer ! Surtout qu ...  Show more

It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 1955, Jean Cocteau ...  Show more

“It was in Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar…”This is the opening sentence of Salammbô, Flaubert’s great historical novel, which has become a cult classic. Just like its heroine … the Carthaginian princess with dazzling finery and a tragic destiny.Salammbô ...  Show more

[Back to School]It's well known that the sword is the prerogative of knights and musketeers. But did you know that the weapon could also be transformed into a living symbol of the talents of men and women of letters? And sometimes even into exceptional pieces of jewellery...In 19 ...  Show more

In 1895, Sarah Bernhardt, then known as ‘the empress of the theatre’, had just acquired a theatre in Paris, on the Place du Châtelet: the Théâtre de la Renaissance. And to launch it, she needed a play. Or rather: a success. Sarah Bernhardt commissioned a young up-and-coming playw ...  Show more