The new Quai Branly Museum, in a spectacular complex of four buildings designed by architect Jean Nouvel, is dedicated to the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Located on the banks of the Seine, near the Eiffel Tower, the museum is housed in a stunning four building complex, designed by the famous French Architect Jean Nouvel, set into 18000 sq.m of gardens and ponds behind a 200 meter long glass wall facing the river.

The museum's huge permanent collection is principally from two sources, the former National Museum of African and Oceanic Art and the ethnological collections formely held by the Museum of Mankind.

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.

No Paris museum would be complete without a restaurant and the Quai Branly has two, right down to the dishware and glassware: the classic, elegant: Les Ombres (the Shadows), situated on the rooftop of the museum building, and the casual Café Branly on the ground floor. Both restaurants have outdoor terraces, and both are open for lunch and dinner daily.

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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