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A Camera Obscura at the Alyscamps
Culture · Monday, October 26 · 09:00 · Arles
Avenue des Alyscamps 13200 Arles
Presentation of the optical phenomenon of the Camera Obscura at the heart of a monument in Arles. Traveling setup: • at Alyscamps: in October – November – December 2026 • at the Amphitheatre: in January–February 2027 • at the Ancient Theatre: in March–April 2027 • at the Cloister Saint-Trophime: in May–June 2027 • at the Baths of Constantine: in July-August-September 2027 The “Camera Obscura”, a Latin expression meaning "Dark Chamber", is the ancestor of the modern photographic device. It is a black box on whose wall a hole is made that allows an image to be obtained on the p…
