The MEG Library houses an extensive collection focused on social and cultural anthropology. In addition to books and periodicals, it offers a variety of multimedia resources, including DVDs, CDs, comics, and children’s books, all tied to the museum’s collection. The library also preserves sound archives accessible through its phonotheque and features a 12-seat cinema for viewing ethnographic films. It occasionally hosts talks and events organized by the museum.
Explore a lively tale about a boy taken by salmon after he disrespected them. Observe a carved salmon-chief mask, then settle in to hear the story of Shanyaak’utlaax told with rhythmic voices and gentle music. Feel the splashy sounds, vivid colors of the mask, and the hush of listeners as Alaska’s indigenous sounds wash over you. Children will listen, imagine scenes, and connect stories to sounds and objects.
In French. Kids ages 5 and up.
Octave Debary, author of Retourner le Monde, recounts his dialogues with artists, an anthropologist and writers, drawing on encounters with figures such as Christian Boltanski and Philippe Descola.
He argues for seeing anthropology as an art of encounter, examining how meetings alternate between understanding and misunderstanding. The talk explores memory art practices, relational methods, and how creative collaborations challenge disciplinary boundaries and reveal new perspectives on anthropological practice.
In French.
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