reality … The permanent exhibition offers 50 amazing experiments relating to energy, climate, illusions, shapes and movement, in the presence of a mediator. The ‘green trail’ raises public awareness about environmen- tal issues. Programme of digital and scien- tific workshops. 18 av. Henri Barbusse. 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine. M Villejuif – Louis Aragon, then bus 172.o 01 43 91 16 20. Tues, Thurs and Fri: 10am-12 noon and 1.30pm- 5pm. Wed: 10am-6pm. Sat: 10.30am-6pm. Sun MAC VAL and public holidays: 1pm-6pm. School holidays (Paris zone): Mon to Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10.30am- 6pm; Sun and public holidays, 1pm-6pm. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 15 Aug and 25 Dec. Full rate: €7. The monumental sculpture Chaufferie www.exploradome.fr avec cheminée by Jean Dubuffet signals to visitors that they have arrived at the MAC VAL! The Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne is the first museum dedi- cated to the art scene in France from the 1950s to the present day. The permanent collection, with 2,500 works, presents some of the most important artists (Christian Boltanski,Annette Messager, Daniel Buren, Claude Lévêque, François Morellet, Jesús STREET ART IN VITRY-SUR-SEINE Rafael Soto, etc.) as well as upcoming art- A veritable open-air museum, Vitry-sur- ists. Two temporary monographic or group Seine has become a huge site for artistic exhibitions are organized each year. The expression for hundreds of world-renowned documentation centre presents a pano- artists like C215, Meushay, Bébar, Brok, Stew rama of 20th and 21st century art. The fine and many others. You’ll see works in many white building (the emblematic colour of streets around the town. Graffiti, stencils, the modern movement), with horizontal and even mosaics colour the walls of the lines in keeping with the verticality of the urban landscape. neighbouring build gs, s surrounded by a Guided tours on large public garden. This 10,000 m² space is www.tourisme-valdemarne.com embellished with sculptures, including the fascinating Grands Fumeurs by Alain Séchas. MUSÉE FRAGONARD – ÉCOLE NATIONALE Place de la Libération. 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine. VÉTÉRINAIRE D’ALFORT M Porte de Choisy, then bus 183.o This cabinet of curiosities presents a unique 01 43 91 64 20. Daily: 11am-6pm, except collection devoted to pet animals (skele- Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May, 15 Aug and 25 Dec. Full rate: tons, moulds, natural anomalies) and the €5. www.macval.fr famous Écorchés(flayed figures) of Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799). intheareaof 7 av. du Général de Gaulle. 94700 Maisons- MAC VAL Alfort. M École vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort.o Wed, Thurs, Sat and Sun: 2pm-6pm. Closed Mon, Tues, Fri, on public holidays and Aug. EXPLORADÔME Full rate: €8 with audio guide. A science and digital technology discovery www.vet-alfort.fr museum … where the emphasis is on inter- activity! You can start a tornado, stick your shadow to the wall or get to grips with virtual IN AND AROUND MONTPARNASSE | 77