Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Sunday, May 7, 2023

Admission to Cats & Dogs is included with general admission or membership.
Presenting scientific, sociological, and cultural knowledge about cats and dogs through a sensory and interactive journey largely devoted to games and simulations.

Cats & Dogs, designed by La Cite in Paris, offers a sensory and interactive journey largely devoted to games and simulations. There is nothing better than putting yourself in an animal’s place in order to understand them better and decode their behavior. The exhibition is arranged to take visitors on a fun, sensory and interactive journey. Using colors, materials and selected furnishings, different scenes are created, consisting of distinct environments that let visitors experience each universe.

In their skin. This is an active space where visitors compare their own physical skills to those of the animals, such as speed, agility, capacity to jump. They discover the different range of canine and feline body shape types and observe their characteristics.

In their heads. Plunged into a space decorated to put us on a level with the animals, visitors are invited to look, listen and feel like a dog or cat, with unusual immersive experiments. Understand how they communicate, interpret their emotions and decrypt their behavior.

In our society. Dogs and cats fill our homes, our streets and even our culture. This section shows visitors the nature of our relationship with these animals over time, and the important role they play today in our society.


Fur-st Saturdays
Come to the GSC on the first Saturdays of the month from 10am – 2pm through May for our Fur-st Saturdays series! We will be partnering with local adoption agencies to host adoption events, free rabies clinics, and more. Visit our Facebook page to learn more about Fur-st Saturdays.
Fur-st Saturdays activities are free to the public. Admission to the GSC is not included in the event.

Jump Like a Cat

Exhibit Highlights

Weave!

Running Like A Dog

Fancy doing the slalom? On 2 legs – or 4? Pit yourself against cats and dogs – go for it.

Around the World

Around the World

The position of cats and dogs in our societies is predominantly cultural. Discover other perspectives...

Sensory Experiences

Sensory Experiences

Experience the world as a cat or dog!


Guess Who?

Guess Who?

Let's play Guess Who! It’s up to you to find the different breeds of dogs and cats.

Cultural Animals

Cultural Animals

Referring to them merely as pets would be to minimize the importance of cats and dogs in both Eastern and Western culture. Myths, religions, legends and folklore, proverbs and expressions: they are everywhere. Do you recognize these works?

24 Hours With Them

24 Hours With Them

Do we know how to decode their behavior? And ours? Throughout the day, specialists give you the keys to understanding their attitudes: Get ready for the game