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A short distance from the Eiffel Tower, on quai Branly, work continues on the new Musée du Quai Branly set into 18000 sq.m of gardens and ponds behind a 200 meter long glass wall facing the river. The Quai Branly museum brings together the Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie and the ethnography department from the Musée de l'Homme
The new Quai Branly Museum, in a spectacular complex of four buildings designed by Jean Nouvel, is dedicated to the arts of Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.
The African collection with more than 70,000 items is the museum largest component, largely due to France's colonial presence in Africa. More than 1000 works will be displayed at any given time, including sculpture, furniture, fabrics, ceramics, jewelry and religious and ritual objects.
The Oceania collection, also enriched during the French colonial era includes Polynasia, Melanesia, Australia and the islands of Southeast Asia, grouped together.
The Asian department covers a vast territory including China, India, Japan, Central Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Largely concentrated on the indigenous tribes of the regions, the Asian collection is particularly rich in costumes and textiles.
Address
27, 37 and 51 Quai Branly, Paris 7e
How to get there
Metro line 6 : Bir Hakeim
RER C : Champs de Mars
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 6.30pm
Late night : Thursday until 10 pm.
Information, hours, entrance fees & acces map.
http://www.quaibranly.fr
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