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06/05/2026 - 08/23/2026
Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration
293, avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Through the lens of contemporary art and guided by scientific data, the exhibition Origins questions one of the most powerful and persistent factors of discrimination in our society. ‘Origin’—whether real or imagined—is a cause of daily exclusion and stigmatisation. It is a reality that often goes unacknowledged, even though it shapes both collective and individual life paths from the earliest childhood.
Discrimination often stems from a simple glance. People of a foreign origin and/or those perceived as such bear the heavy burden of this discrimination. This ‘origin’ – whether real, presumed or imagined – is the source of persistent stereotypes, which often shape people’s life paths from childhood onwards. Through the subversive gaze of contemporary artists – including the sœurs Chevalme, Patrick Zachmann, Euridice Zaituna Kala and Hamedine Kane – and previously unseen data, the exhibition Origins invites us to trace these mechanisms of stigmatisation and exclusion back to their source, by examining how perceptions are formed and perpetuated.
Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration
293, avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Through the lens of contemporary art and guided by scientific data, the exhibition Origins questions one of the most powerful and persistent factors of discrimination in our society. ‘Origin’—whether real or imagined—is a cause of daily exclusion and stigmatisation. It is a reality that often goes unacknowledged, even though it shapes both collective and individual life paths from the earliest childhood.
Discrimination often stems from a simple glance. People of a foreign origin and/or those perceived as such bear the heavy burden of this discrimination. This ‘origin’ – whether real, presumed or imagined – is the source of persistent stereotypes, which often shape people’s life paths from childhood onwards. Through the subversive gaze of contemporary artists – including the sœurs Chevalme, Patrick Zachmann, Euridice Zaituna Kala and Hamedine Kane – and previously unseen data, the exhibition Origins invites us to trace these mechanisms of stigmatisation and exclusion back to their source, by examining how perceptions are formed and perpetuated.