Expo | Pierre Larousse, instituteur, auteur, éditeur, imprimeur…

A formidable tool for acquiring knowledge, a dream factory? the Atelier-Musée de l'Imprimerie, with its new exhibition, invites visitors to explore the exceptional career of Pierre Larousse (1817-1875), father of the Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th century, published in fifteen volumes between 1865 and 1876, and more broadly the great history of dictionaries.
To take an interest in Pierre Larousse?s Grand Dictionnaire Universel is to enter the world of signs and images of “this athlete of knowledge, the indefatigable library mouse who gave birth to a mountain of extravagant erudition”, a world that visual artist Delfine Ferré has seized upon.
A surprising and captivating exhibition combining intellectual history and graphic arts.