Everyone has its own hero!

Course of the exhibition
The exposition presented the fictional heroes who accompany childhood and then survive in our adults memories since the dawn of time.

Way more than a historical retrospective, or a portrait gallery, “Everyone has its own hero” explored the great historical figures of the imagination in all their diversity. More than 150 heroes were gathered to testify to the place they occupy in our current and past societies as well as in our individual construction.

The exhibition was divided into six sections each adopting a different perspective. The course opened with the birthplaces of the hero and then focused on their families. An important section was devoted to the hero’s evolution, from antiquity to modern days. It highlighted the major events that influenced heroic manufacturing. The visitor could then discover that hero’s stories often follow an identical storyline. Would there be hero recipes? The waiting room of a psychologist specialized in heroes presented the role played by these on the individual development. In its office, an audio device allowed to access the profiles of 3 heroes, who had gone on the therapist couch. As a conclusion, the last part focused on the marketing role in the current profusion of heroes declined in various objects.

Around the exhibition

• Z’heroes Show

The tale of the adventures of 3 not-so-serious Z’heroes, Miss Red, Yellow Girl and Mister Blue. A show open to all, with an off-the-wall humor, parodying the heroes of our childhood.
Original creation of the group La Carotte for the Toy Museum.
Performance dates 2015: 4 August 2015 – 25 October 2015 – 27 December 2015 – 21 February 2016.

• Workshop “Everyone is a hero!”

What if we woke up the hero sleeping inside each of us?
After a theatrical visit of the temporary exhibition, children from 4 to 7 years old, between 8 and 14 years old, or families go to live the adventures of their favorite heroes.
Workshop about introduction to theatrical practice proposed to individual visitors during school holidays period and all year long, by reservation, to schools and recreation centers.

• Photo exhibition “The ego of mini-heroes”, by Little Ju!

Inspired by Marvel and DC Comics, fan of science fiction and Star Wars, the photographer “LITTLE JU” delivers us its vision of heroes in 10 portraits, made of LEGO mini figures. A sensitive and dreamlike approach to the superheroes and Star Wars iconic characters. Free access in the entrance hall of the Toy Museum from the 21^st October 2015 to the 7^th March 2016.