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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Dhananjay Khadilkar

Problem solved as France opens its first museum dedicated to maths

France's first maths museum, the Maison Poincaré, hopes to draw in 30,000 visitors a year. © Sorbonne Université, Pierre Kitmacher

France's first museum dedicated to the world of mathematics, Maison Poincaré, is the newest addition to Paris's Latin Quarter. The research-based venue, which opened its doors this week, is to be managed by the Sorbonne University.

Higher Education Minister Sylvie Retailleau, Fields Medal winner Cedric Villani and Institut Henri Poincaré director Sylvie Benzoni were on hand to inaugurate the Maison Poincaré, a project 12 years in the making.

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