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Orsay as seen by the Collège de France - Stanislas Dehaene and Claire Bernardi

January 7, 2026
Paul Sérusier, Tetrahedrons, circa 1910 - Musée d'Orsay, Purchase, 2018 - musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt

The Musée d'Orsay continues its partnership with the Collège de France, offering its teachers a unique insight into its collections.

To conclude the second season of the cycle Orsay vu par la Collège de France, Stanislas Dehaene and Claire Bernardi explore Paul Sérusier'sTétraèdes . Between science and art, this abstract painting from 1910 becomes the terrain for an unprecedented exchange on visual perception, geometric shapes and the way the human brain decodes images.

Wednesday January 7, 2026 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm on the Musée d'Orsay auditorium stage.

Speakers

  • Stanislas Dehaene, Chair of Experimental Cognitive Psychology, Collège de France.
  • Claire Bernardi, Director of the Musée de l'Orangerie