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The book on Marie Curie by Hélène Langevin-Joliot and Marion Augustin, “Marie Curie a woman in her century”, is being reissued (official release on October 9, 2025).. Available to discover at the Curie Museum bookshop: https://musee.curie.fr/nous/nos-publications And some websites where you can buy the book: https://www.cultura.com/p-marie-curie-9782753305502.html https://www.librairiedialogues.fr/livre/25162184-marie-curie-une-femme-dans-son-siecle-marion-augustin-nathalie-pigeard-micault-editions-telemaque https://www.lireka.com/fr/pp/9782753305502-marie-curie-une-femme-dans-son-siecle

By unveiling the figure of Marie Curie on October 2, 2025, the Grévin Museum celebrates a major figure in French and world scientific heritage while also raising awareness about the fight against cancer. The president of the Curie Joliot-Curie Association (ACJC) was present at the event. Visit the Musée Grévin: grevin-paris.com

Author: Monique Bordry At the initiative of their former collaborators, family members, and friends, the Frédéric and Irène Joliot-Curie Association was founded on February 16, 1959, shortly after the death of Frédéric Joliot. Eugénie Cotton, former director of the École Supérieure des Jeunes Filles in Sèvres and former student of Marie Curie, became its first […]

Le programme de la journée s’est déroulé comme suit : Introduction by H. Barbelin, Director of the center, and M. Spiro, President of the association. R. Huynh, Director of the Curie Museum, gave a seminar on “Frédéric Joliot-Curie and his work.” “Frédéric Joliot-Curie, the CEA, and Zoé” were presented by Mr. Mangeon, Associate Researcher at the […]

On February 7, the day began with a convivial gathering, followed by the inauguration of the exhibition in front of the 6th-grade students by Mr. Stassinos (Mayor of Le Pradet), Ms. Fogu (Head of Culture at the Carqueiranne Town Hall), Mr. Castel (Regional Academic Inspector), Mr. Humbert (Principal of the Collège), as well as Mr. […]

Every year, the European Heritage Days give the public the opportunity to explore exceptional places, often closed or rarely accessible. The Curie Museum is taking part in this event and will exceptionally open its doors on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2025. Located in the heart of Paris’s 5th arrondissement, the museum preserves and […]

We are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of four original photographs, which further enrich the ACJC collection. These images have been deposited at the Historical Resources Center of the Curie Museum, where they are now preserved and accessible. These new acquisitions provide unique insights into key moments in the history of science and of […]

Auteur : Loic Barbo On November 14, 1903, Pierre and Marie Curie received a letter from Professor Carl Aurivillius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy of Sciences. “Mr. and Mrs. Curie,As I have already had the honor of informing you by telegram, the Academy of Sciences, in its session of November 12, has decided to award […]

Author: Loic Barbo A Family of Republican Doctors Pierre Curie was born in Paris on May 15, 1859. His birthplace was located on Rue Cuvier, across from the Jardin des Plantes, near the Natural History Museum where his father, Eugène Curie, conducted medical research. Pierre’s father, Eugène, and his grandfather, Paul, were both doctors and […]

In the summer of 1955, Pierre Gendron, a journalist and photographer, managed to capture a few precious moments from the Joliot-Curie family’s life during their usual summer stay in l’Arcouest.The photographs were printed in several copies, yet the Joliot family was never aware of their existence. It was only after Pierre Gendron’s passing and the […]