Lascaux, The International Exhibition

Lascaux exhibition: a new chapter

A new tour starts in 2027.

From 2013 to 2024, the Lascaux exhibition traveled to 20 destinations worldwide. In 2025, for the first time in its history, the exhibition returns with a major innovation: the facsimile of an entire chamber of the cave, the Hall of the Bulls.

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A universal heritage

The only traveling exhibition dedicated to a prehistoric cave

Conceived in 2010, the Lascaux exhibition is based on its facsimiles, exact replicas of the walls and paintings of the original cave, produced at the Périgord Facsimile Workshop. Mobile and demountable, they enable as many people as possible, the world over, to discover the masterpieces of the Lascaux cave.

Located in Montignac, in France’s Périgord region, Lascaux Cave is a timeless universal masterpiece, a world-renowned prehistoric site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  • +2.5M visitors since 2013
  • 4 continents
  • 13 countries
  • 18 cities

The new Lascaux exhibition

The Hall of the Bulls

Discover a new immersive experience inside the facsimile of the legendary Hall of the Bulls.

The first chamber of the cave, the first chamber to be discovered, and home to the largest painted work of prehistoric art—often referred to as the “Sistine Chapel of Prehistory”—the Hall of the Bulls is a unique site in the history of prehistory.

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The visitor experience

Discover Lascaux through 8 modules

Universal, immersive and interactive, the exhibition is aimed at all visitors, especially young visitors and families.

A three-dimensional model of the Lascaux cave, lit in the darkness of the module

© D. Nidos — CD24

Module 03

At the very heart of Lascaux

Explore the cave in 3D just as it was 21,000 years ago! An interactive model and immersive film guide you through every recess of the prehistoric sanctuary and its natural environment.

Three visitors facing the Panel of the Imprint, where blue lighting reveals the engravings

© D. Nidos — CD24

Module 04

The art of engraving

Marvel at the complexity of the Panel of the Imprint, where animated lighting reveals thousands of engravings before your eyes.

© D. Nidos — CD24

Module 08

Meet Sapiens

Prepare for an unforgettable face-to-face encounter with four hyper-realistic sculptures from the time of Lascaux, created by artist Élisabeth Daynès.

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Where to see it

The new tour

The exhibition design at Cap Sciences: printed partitions present the cave’s discovery and the scientific campaigns. © Pierre Baudier
World premiere · 2025

Bordeaux, France

Cap Sciences — 14 June to 31 August 2025. First presentation of the new Hall of the Bulls facsimile.

The Stanley Field Hall at Chicago’s Field Museum, with large banners announcing “Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux”
Upcoming · 2027

Chicago, USA

The Field Museum — 28 May 2027 to 23 April 2028. North American premiere of the new version, fourteen years after the project’s very first international destination.

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