The exhibition presents the circus from two points of view. Firstly, the public imaginary associated with it, articulated around some key genres: prodigious skills, exoticism, comedy and pantomimes. Secondly, the everyday life of the circus: the forms of organisation — such as family or life on the road — of the men and women who star in "the greatest show on earth". The exhibition consists of 18 modules with photographs, texts and audio-visual media.