Pop Air - the Balloon Museum exhibition in Paris

[kerouac2]

The Balloon Museum is actually in Rome, but they quickly understood that they had a gold mine for temporary exhibitions in cities with a big enough venue, and Paris is one of those cites.

Groups of 100 are allowed to enter every 15 minutes.  I was in the first group at 10:00 a.m. today.

The exhibition is dedicated to anything that you can inflate.  The entry zone displays a few of these as you work your way to the main events.

And then a dark mystery tunnel take you onward.  At the end of this tunnel, you have to put paper hospital covers over your footwear.

[kerouac2]

And so here is the huge pool, with thousands of small plastic balls. This is not the children's playland at Ikea.

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Believe me, it is not the easiest task in the world to fight your way through the balls, and it is also deeper than you expect.

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Obviously, the sound effects and the lighting were otherworldly, as you will see later in the video.







Then there was a show.

[kerouac2]

I managed to extricate myself from the pool (easier said than done) and continued.

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Next was a room full of smoky soap bubbles (chemical mist that disappears like magic, not real smoke).





Children loved the inflatable street where absolutely everything was inflatable.

[kerouac2]

Then there was an infinity mirror room, full of balls of course.







Nearby, the walls of the "pool" room overflowed.





You could punch these guys and kick them around if you felt like it.











This virus ball had graphite spikes to mark the walls when you pushed it around.





There was a sweeper to keep cleaning the floor since the spikes also made marks on the floor.

[onlyMark]

Spectacular for sure.
But I wonder if any of all that plastic is biodegradable and what they will do with it when they stop exhibiting it in different places.

[kerouac2]

Just before the exit, there was a place for parents with children to be forced to spend a lot more money.













Back outside. I enjoyed myself.



New arrivals queued in the appropriate zones.





And here is the video to bring things to life.

[patricklondon]

Apr 25, 2022 17:05:48 GMT onlyMark said:

what they will do with it when they stop exhibiting it in different places.

It would be interesting if they sold pins on the last day.

[onlyMark]

I'd want an air rifle.

[kerouac2]

Not a chance. They outnumber you.

[cheerypeabrain]

Apr 25, 2022 20:49:34 GMT onlyMark said:

I'd want an air rifle.

[cheerypeabrain]

Whata lovely place! Looks great fun. Thank you Kerouac

[lugg]

Call me shallow but I had not even thought about the plastic aspect as I viewed this thread . I just enjoyed it immensely. Now I guess I should go hang my head in shame but ... what fantastic images and such a fun place I imagine .

[kerouac2]

I sincerely doubt that there is not a recycling plan for all of the material used.

[tod2]

What a fabulous exhibition! I loved the still photos better than the video. My grandsons would absolutely adore to go to something like that.