From space to the abysses. The Piccard family between sky and sea
10 June 2001 to 10 March 2002
Come and take off into the stratosphere or dive into the abysses on board the many machines developed by the Piccard family. Thanks to the exceptional archives of the Musée du Léman, this exhibition retraces the adventures of the Piccard family in the discovery of our universe. FNRS, the first stratospheric balloon, FNRS 2, the first bathyscaphe, Trieste, the absolute depth record, Auguste-Piccard, the first tourist submarine of Expo 64, Ben-Franklin, between Gulf Stream and space conquest, F.A.-Forel, a small submarine at the service of science, Breitling-orbiter, the last challenge, and many others.