"Math serves to develop one's discernment."

Élodie Cheyrou, Head of the Maison Poincaré at the Institut Henri Poincaré, presents this new museum of mathematics that will open its doors in early 2023!

 

In an interview conducted by Comfluence, Élodie Cheyrou, the new "defender of maths", highlights the links between science and society, and underlines the role that the Maison Poincaré can play in dispelling the fears associated with this discipline and in increasing the mathematical and scientific culture of all people!

 

 

 

The Institut Henri Poincaré's extension project, for which the first stone was laid at the end of 2018, has been taking shape strongly in recent months.

 

The former physical chemistry laboratory of Jean Perrin (founder of the CNRS), a building built between 1922 and 1926 and made available to the IHP by Sorbonne University, is being renovated to accommodate 1100m² of space dedicated to scientific activities (new offices and workspaces), as well as 900m² for the Maison Poincaré, an exhibition and exchange space open to all audiences around mathematics and its interactions, particularly with our daily lives.

 

The Endowment Fund in a few words...

It has the capacity to receive funds exclusively from the private sector from individuals or legal entities whose passions are in line with those of the Institut Henri Poincaré.

 

The Fund's Board of Directors was chaired by Cédric Villani from its inception until March 7, 2019, when Sylvie Benzoni took over as interim Chair. Vincent Lefieux, representing the Cercle des entreprises partenaires de l'IHP on the Board of Directors, was elected President on May 29, 2019.
Through the Endowment Fund, companies and individuals can support the projects carried out by IHP by making financial, in-kind or skill-based contributions.

Eligible for corporate or income tax reductions, these contributions complement state and local funding of IHP projects.

 

The founding organizations of the Fund : CNRS, Sorbonne University (formerly UPMC), and three learned societies in mathematics - the Société Mathématique de France (SMF), the SMAI (Société des Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles), the SFdS (Société Française de Statistiques).