Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
4.5
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
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Located close to the Eiffel Tower, the musée du quai Branly exhibits 3 500 works of art from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. This important collection makes the musée du quai Branly an unmissable place for discovering the art culture of the non-European world. The museum’s original and imposing architecture designed by Jean Nouvel and its wild garden created by the landscaper Gilles Clément combine to make it a pleasant and unique place. The museum is the fourth largest museum in Paris.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Tokoloshi
56 contributions
Feb 2020
Th e Quai Branly is an ethnographical museum and houses artefacts from all continents. It is particularly good concerning former french colonies - Africa, southeast Asia and the Pacific. Here you will find a collection of the highest quality - sculptures, costumes, masks, paintings etc. Highly recommended for those who have not yet visited an ethnographical museum - you will be amazed by the artistic creativity of the human spirit using only simple materials.
Written 20 June 2020
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elodie1230
Bordeaux, France38 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
Very rich museum, difficult to visit all of it at once. The audio guide (paid) is recommended to fully enjoy the visit. The annual subscription is surely a good investment for those who have the opportunity to split their visit, to fully appreciate the different sources of information in this otherwise visually very aesthetic and functional museum.
Written 25 April 2024
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Katie H
44 contributions
Jul 2023
What an experience! My partner and I visited recently and I can honestly say this was one of the most interesting museums I have visited. There is absolutely loads to see and experiencr, and so much to learn! The museum is airy and spacious, and there are beautiful gardens outside. The exhibits themselves are fantastic! I knew basically nothing about non-European art before visiting, so this was a new experience for me. You could spend hours and hours walking around all the amazing art and artefacts but, if you only have a couple of hours to spare, you can still get a quick look at most of the exhibits.
I would honestly say that this was a highlight of my visit to Paris abd I can't recommend this museum highly enough - please go!
I would honestly say that this was a highlight of my visit to Paris abd I can't recommend this museum highly enough - please go!
Written 9 July 2023
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Jin Chon
Torrance, CA1 contribution
Oct 2020
This national museum is displaying a map of Asia with incorrect information. How stupid and ignorant are the people who work at this museum! As a Korean-American living in the US, I am angry and upset at their ignorance.
On the map, Korea is missing altogether and East Sea is marked as Sea of Japan!
If I ever make a trip to France, I WILL NOT visit this museum. I demand their apology and ask them to remove the map from the display as soon as possible.
How would you feel if in a museum, France is marked as a part of Germany? Would you like that?
Do some research before you display as a fact!
On the map, Korea is missing altogether and East Sea is marked as Sea of Japan!
If I ever make a trip to France, I WILL NOT visit this museum. I demand their apology and ask them to remove the map from the display as soon as possible.
How would you feel if in a museum, France is marked as a part of Germany? Would you like that?
Do some research before you display as a fact!
Written 2 October 2020
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Jean H
Paris, France128 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
This museum is both an architectural experience and a fantastic immersion in primal arts.
From outside, the building by Jean Nouvel is nice and modern, with an original entrance through a garden but the real surprise awaits you inside. The collections (Oceania, Asia, África, Américas) are not separated in distinct rooms but come smoothly one after another as you follow the very organic visit path.
I love the scenography, dark red and black where artefacts appear as something magic.
Last but not least, it's one of the cheapest museums in Paris and it's only a walk from the Eiffel Tower.
From outside, the building by Jean Nouvel is nice and modern, with an original entrance through a garden but the real surprise awaits you inside. The collections (Oceania, Asia, África, Américas) are not separated in distinct rooms but come smoothly one after another as you follow the very organic visit path.
I love the scenography, dark red and black where artefacts appear as something magic.
Last but not least, it's one of the cheapest museums in Paris and it's only a walk from the Eiffel Tower.
Written 29 July 2021
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Lee K
2 contributions
Oct 2020
# la honte # inexacte information # refuser de corriger
# va réparer la carte
Fact 1: This museum couldn’t even distinguish South Korea from China on the map.
Fact 2 : When they were informed of this fact, they REFUSED to make a correction.
Is it laziness or unprofessionalism or racism ?
One thing for sure, it is DISINFORMATION.
Accuracy should be top priority for any museum.
South Korea and China have their own place on the map. Go learn about it and fix the map !!
# va réparer la carte
Fact 1: This museum couldn’t even distinguish South Korea from China on the map.
Fact 2 : When they were informed of this fact, they REFUSED to make a correction.
Is it laziness or unprofessionalism or racism ?
One thing for sure, it is DISINFORMATION.
Accuracy should be top priority for any museum.
South Korea and China have their own place on the map. Go learn about it and fix the map !!
Written 5 October 2020
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S C
San Francisco, CA133 contributions
Dec 2021
For folks who are interested in Non-European artifacts , this place is definitely worth visiting. Because the collection covers so many different geographic locations and countries, sometime it is harder to tell where the collection of one country starts and the other one ends. We didn't really look at the maps on display so I can't comment on whether the maps are properly depicted the countries boundaries.
The building is certainly interesting as well. I wish we can see the surrounding garden during the warmer months.
If you need a break, there is a cafe outside the main exhibition building.
The building is certainly interesting as well. I wish we can see the surrounding garden during the warmer months.
If you need a break, there is a cafe outside the main exhibition building.
Written 22 December 2021
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vatravelingbug
Arlington, VA378 contributions
Feb 2022
This was an unexpected treat: a great modern architectural building with great (and different than usual) views of the Eiffel Tower coupled with a spectacular and very diverse collection of indigenous art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Every corner you turned had one more fabulous piece than the one you have just gaped at. So much to see and think about. Worth the visit.
Written 2 March 2022
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MILOUW
New York City, NY1,393 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
The opportunity that the Brandy Museum had to exhibit recently found artifacts from the Mexicas in Mexico City has unfortunately been missed on many different levels.
One might argue that the architecture of the museum itself is at fault yet the organization of the exhibition is deficient per se.
To get into the museum you cue to get a ticket, the entry to the exhibition is timed and you cue again.
Once you get your ticket examined you are promptly herded into an other cue awaiting the opening of a small auditorium.
Once admitted there and assuming you can get a scarce seat an insipid video is automatically inflicted upon you.
Thereafter there will be at least three more of those audiovisual ambushes creating bottlenecks and impossible to avoid.
Many of the artifacts displayed are of interest but they are commingled with quite a few from the Branly itself which is confusing.
Large crowds do not make the visit anymore appealing.
As a footnote the permanent collections of the Branly allow you to admire in a much more friendly environment an excellent selection of Mexican artifacts.
One might argue that the architecture of the museum itself is at fault yet the organization of the exhibition is deficient per se.
To get into the museum you cue to get a ticket, the entry to the exhibition is timed and you cue again.
Once you get your ticket examined you are promptly herded into an other cue awaiting the opening of a small auditorium.
Once admitted there and assuming you can get a scarce seat an insipid video is automatically inflicted upon you.
Thereafter there will be at least three more of those audiovisual ambushes creating bottlenecks and impossible to avoid.
Many of the artifacts displayed are of interest but they are commingled with quite a few from the Branly itself which is confusing.
Large crowds do not make the visit anymore appealing.
As a footnote the permanent collections of the Branly allow you to admire in a much more friendly environment an excellent selection of Mexican artifacts.
Written 27 April 2024
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Hassan EL Nahas
Cairo, Egypt593 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Spent an afternoon at Musee Quai Branly not knowing what to expect other than it came recommended. I usually do my research on such matters but neglected to do so this time .
I found myself walking to a huge building close to the Eiffel Tower with a very pleasant garden and garden cafe.
You enter the Musuem and climb up a winding inclined walk-way. It’s quite mysterious yet inviting. The exhibition itself appeared a bit disjointed. The African art section is definitely the most predominant and the best of all. Then U float into Asia, followed by Oceania and you start to wander what the common denominator is.
Essentially the only tie that binds is that these art works all (or mostly) apparently came from ex-colonies of France.
I wasn’t blown away - though some of the African masks were remarkable. But you just wander when France will be asked to apologise and return many of these works back to their origins.
I found myself walking to a huge building close to the Eiffel Tower with a very pleasant garden and garden cafe.
You enter the Musuem and climb up a winding inclined walk-way. It’s quite mysterious yet inviting. The exhibition itself appeared a bit disjointed. The African art section is definitely the most predominant and the best of all. Then U float into Asia, followed by Oceania and you start to wander what the common denominator is.
Essentially the only tie that binds is that these art works all (or mostly) apparently came from ex-colonies of France.
I wasn’t blown away - though some of the African masks were remarkable. But you just wander when France will be asked to apologise and return many of these works back to their origins.
Written 3 August 2022
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Written 14 January 2020
Frankly,I dont remember exactly what we had but it did not seem excessive; I do remember however,that the cafe at the Louis Vuitton Musee was definitely expensive and the service there was worse than bad.
Written 15 January 2020
Bonjour, pour l’achat de billet coupe-file seul le tarif pour adulte est spécifié. J’aimerai donc savoir combien coûte les billets coupe-file pour les mineurs ( adolescente de 15 ans ). Merci de vos réponses.
Written 21 July 2018
Est-ce qu'il sera nécessaire d'acheter des billets en avance afin d'éviter les queues, ou bien il n'y a pas des queues très longues?
Written 7 March 2018
When we went in October there were no queues at all for this museum but I think it is worth buying tickets in advance for the more 'popular' sites like the Concergie and the Eiffel Tower as there were long queues for them. If you are travelling via Eurostar you can also get a discount to this museum as well as some other sites with your train ticket. Bonne vacance!
Written 8 March 2018
Are there normally big queues to get into this museum? I will be going on a weekend, but would prefer to avoid buying tickets in advance online as this restricts me to a specific day & I wanted to be flexible dependent on weather!
Thanks for any advice.
Written 7 March 2018
I went at the opening hour and there was only one person before me in the ticket line. As I was going around the museum though I noticed big groups of students and tourists coming in. I would suggest to go early before the big groups come in (school trips, tourist buses, etc.)
Written 12 March 2018
Hello, I am wondering if there is any availability
from July 22 to July 29, 2015 - this summer.
Some friends recommended you.
Thank you.
Jayne Reich
London
Written 11 June 2015
musee-du-quai-Branly
Paris, France
Dear Jayne,
Thank you for your question.
We are happy to hear that some of your friends recommended us and it would be a pleasure to make you discover our museum.
In 2015, our opening hours are the following :
From Sunday to Wednesday: 11am to 7pm
From Thursday to Saturday: 11am to 9pm
We are closed on Monday during the summer holidays.
You can directly buy your entrance at the ticket office of the museum.
If you need more information, don’t hesitate to contact us again.
We wish you a pleasant stay in Paris and hope to see you soon.
Written 12 June 2015
Ik wil tickets "coupe-file" bestellen voor de Maya expositie. We hebben een dochter van 12 die normaal gezien gratis de expositie mag bezoeken en een zoon van 22, student, die normaal een verminderd tarief krijgt. Moet ik langs de e-billeterie 4 tickets bestellen of 3 (geen vermindering zoon). Indien 3, kan ons dochter dan nog mee binnen met ons zonder ticket ?
Written 25 January 2015
musee-du-quai-Branly
Paris, France
Dear Vlamingkoen,
Thank you for your message and sorry for answering in English and in French.
For the Mayas temporary exhibition, your 12 years old daughter can visit freely.
Regarding your 22 years old son, you will have to buy a entrance ticket at reduced price.
Indeed, only the permanent collection is free for 18- 25 years old residents of the European Union.
Please note that the Mayas exhibition will end the 8th of February 2015.
See you soon in Paris !
Cher Vlamingkoen,
Merci pour votre message et désolé de vous répondre en anglais et en français.
Concernant l’exposition temporaire Mayas, votre fille de 12 ans pourra entrer gratuitement.
Concernant votre fils de 22 ans, vous devrez acheter un billet d’entrée à tarif réduit.
En effet, seule la collection permanent est gratuite pour les 18-25 ans résidents de l’Union Européenne.
Nous attirons votre attention sur le fait que l’exposition Maya se termine le 8 février 2015.
A bientôt à Paris !
Written 27 January 2015
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