Quai Branly Museum And Shopping At Beaugrenelle Paris

A very interesting museum on the 4 continents exept Europe

Fantastic museum by the river Seine and Eiffel Tower. You need to spend at least two hours to do it justice. We really liked the Americas section. Lots of interesting and beautiful cultures from all continents. From Inuit clothing to Bolivian carnival costumes. We were also lucky to enter free this month of January. Usually only free first Sunday of the month.

We have never been to this museum before, but we both loved it. Every culture believes in and creates beauty, and there is so much beauty to see. Around every corner was something to gawk it, be it African masks, Persian clothing, textiles from Singapore, Indian clothing. This is now one of our favorite museums in Paris.

Magnificent museum! It allows you to escape and travel around the world by discovering all the continents. Admission is free for students. I recommend it

Visit with 1 friend to the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac Museum For those who love the Arts, because this museum highlights the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. 2 hours maximum to visit everything Masks, sculptures, ritual objects, jewelry—everything is very well represented. Very clean museum It is recommended to book.

This museum is rich in works from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. It is a shame that some of the works are in the dim light, making it hard to see the details. The building's architecture is original, and before leaving the premises, take a walk in the garden. Easy to access by subway.

The most beautiful museum in its architecture and a cosmopolitan atmosphere reigns there, primitive arts are mainly represented there, currently 2 temporary collections, the spirit of time and kwame akoto both exhibitions are to be seen without delay

Very interesting exhibit. But elevator out of order because it's July 14th!!! What's the connection? And how do elderly people or those in wheelchairs get to the 3rd floor?? No light in the restrooms... Maybe also because it's July 14th?! It is simply scandalous.

On June 16th at around 2:00 PM, I visited the museum and found the exhibitions to be very rich and interesting. However, I want to share my dissatisfaction regarding some negative experiences during my visit. First of all, I noticed that the audiovisual presentation was not offered upon my arrival, while I saw other visitors enjoying it. Exhausted, I hesitated to go downstairs to look for it. This represented a missed opportunity for me. Additionally, I was shocked by the behavior of a museum employee. When I stopped for a few seconds to listen to an explanation she was giving to a group of students, she stopped the explanation and asked me to leave. As she and the students were blocking the passage; when I expressed my wish to be able to pass to continue my visit, she blamed me for my bag being in her way. Such an attitude is disconcerting and is not what one expects from staff who are supposed to be respectful of visitors. My experience was even more disappointing when purchasing a bag at the temporary exhibition. The saleswoman did not even respond to my hello, nor to my thank you goodbye as I was leaving. This lack of courtesy is regrettable and gives a poor image of the welcome at the museum. I hope that measures will be taken to improve the visitor experience, as despite the interest of the exhibitions, these incidents left a negative impression of my visit. Camille Mimas

Elyzabeth, an expert in Civilization and Traditions, was invited by Olivia Bourrat, the director of Heritage and Collections, for the twentieth anniversary of the Museum at 37 Quai Branly, Jacques Chirac, in the 7th Arrondissement of western Paris, on June 19, 20, and 21, 2026. Located a few meters from the Eiffel Tower, along the Seine, this Parisian liner, formerly, until 2016, of Arts and Civilizations, is a very green, lush setting, with surprising contemporary architecture, that contains the largest collection of first arts and cultural dialogue, non-Western, universal, from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. Unique arts, with 380,000 objects, by their style, aesthetics, rarity, and antiquity, these works contribute to the enrichment of a world heritage and its dissemination, through a geographical journey, without compartmentalization, in paintings, photographs, sculptures, and archaeological objects. A must-see place, an ethnographic museum of cultures, built by Jean Nouvel, surrounded by a garden designed by Gilles Clément, decorated by eight Aboriginal artists, inaugurated in 2006. A public institution, national in character, placed under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation. An institution envisioned by Jacques Chirac (1932-2019), who imposed his profession of faith – the dialogue of cultures, opposed to the clash of civilizations. The statement from the President of the institution, since 2020, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, is based on listening and transparency with the States and Communities from which the museum's collections originate, for a return upon request of objects to the countries of origin. Unanimously adopted on July 7, 2025, by the National Assembly, the law authorizing the restitution of the talking drum - Djidji Ayôkwé - allows its return to Côte d'Ivoire. A deposit agreement was signed by the French and Ivorian Ministers of Culture. Carved from a single block of wood, the drum measures 3.5 meters long, 0.78 meters in diameter, and weighs approximately 430 kg. It is decorated with geometric patterns, sculpted faces, and a leopard. Thanks to its resonance box, it can transmit sounds carried over more than 20 kilometers. An object confiscated in 1916 by the colonial administrator Simon, who saw it as a tool for communication and resistance, the drum served a political, ritual, and cultural function, and according to tradition, it houses a community spirit. The Ivorian authorities have reflected on the place of conservation of the object, between restitution to the Ebrié community and deposit at the National Museum of Civilizations. In 2021, the restitution to Benin of 26 objects from the royal treasures of Abomey, seized in 1892 by General Dodds, as well as a saber attributed to El Hadj Omar Tall, was returned to Senegal in 2021 after being loaned since 2019. The emblem of the institution is a statuette called La Chupicuaro. A female, polychrome statuette made of polished terracotta, created between 400-100 BC from the Chupicuaro culture of Mexico. The body is depicted schematically, wide and short, with the hips and belly marked as well as the genital areas; the limbs are short, the arms angular, and the hairstyle features a part in the middle of the head with geometric patterns, including checkers, diamonds, and crosses. Statuette displayed at the Pavilion of Sessions, Louvre Museum. This museum ship has several other functions, including the Claude Lévi-Strauss theater, a cinema hall, the Jacques Kerchache reading room, the media library, and the large garden. A programming worthy of the symbol. The 20th Anniversary Festival from June 19 to 21, followed by the Anniversary Summer Garden from July 4 to August 2. The program was festive with the night performance of Oxmo Puccino, Ballaké Sissoko, the DJ set of Kiddy Smile, the Cuban ball, the all-night cinema, workshops, and dance, celebrating twenty years of dialogue between the cultures of the world.

What can be said about this museum? As a young student, I did not expect to leave this museum with such a fog in my head. This museum is disturbing on several points, whether due to its location or what it offers to its visitors. I was particularly shocked by the way certain works from countries that have experienced colonization are presented. Behind these objects are stories of domination, dispossession, and sometimes looting that seem insufficiently highlighted given the magnitude of the subject. We are talking about more than 3,500 works on display here. Some represent rare cultures, ancestral traditions, and sometimes objects of great spiritual or sacred value for the peoples from which they originate. Throughout the journey, the succession of display windows gave me the feeling of facing a collection of trophies rather than a true work of memory. I am aware that attitudes were different at the time when many of these objects arrived in Europe. But today, as we speak of respect for cultures, historical memory, and recognition of past injustices, I find it difficult to ignore the question of their presence in Western museums. In my view, it is legitimate to ask whether some of these works should be returned to the peoples and countries to which they belong. I do not claim to have all the answers, but this visit left me with a deep discomfort and more questions than certainties. This is the first time I feel the need to write a review after visiting a museum. I am, of course, open to any discussion. Titouan

For a first outing with my son in Paris, my wife had the fabulous idea of doing an activity suitable for the youngest with the story visit of Little Bear. He was able to walk around the museum on all fours while we admired the various objects and other artworks on display in the aisles of this building. The staff is friendly and helpful, clean and well appointed.

I loved discovering this museum , a floor that brings together works from Asia , Africa , Egypt rather “craftsmanship” very few pictorial works! Materials and techniques from all periods follow one another in a cozy atmosphere because little outdoor light I also visited the Amazonia exhibition in the basement which also gathers a lot of work while also highlighting the climatic and cultural difficulties of this region.

An emblematic museum that we owe to Jacques Chirac. Beautiful museography, richly highlighted. You make a beautiful whole in two hours. The question in the background is how these works of distant origin for the most part came to France...!

We have followed our guide, the “extraordinary” title of our opinion is for her. Knowing, accompanying, passionate, interesting, 1h30 visit, discovery, paintings that we would have totally missed without his presentations. Beyond the museum, which is truly extraordinary, in addition to the collection of objects, the museum itself, its architecture and organization serve the choices of this museum: Objects tell stories, otherwise we'd be in a lot of stuff. No need to tell you we're going back! Of course, with a guide;-).

AMAZONIA: an exhibition on a culture opposite ours. Incomprehensible, very badly staged. Cartels are very talkative and are intended for PhD students. No help, no perspective, no explanation. Just an identification of the objects. In the course of a cartel, we learn that the objects when they have not been stolen are fake stuff given by the tribes and do not correspond to anything. Of course, there is the usual self-flagellation, woke de rigueur. By the way, this lack of information is reflected in the orientation: finding the parking lot, finding the entrance to the museum, understanding the different tickets is a feat. Otherwise parking costs more than the entrance ticket, bravo!!!!!

The museum is modern architecture inside and outside. It has two gishes entering on the right, while the museum entrance is on the other side on the left. The museum has a wardrobe (cloakroom) to leave your backpacks and provides free charging points for mobile phones in closets. Toilets are in the basement, where there are also event and projection halls. The main space of the museum is on the top floor. The hallways of the exhibits follow a rotating museum and are labyrinthic without a clear indication of the exit or the proposed route. This is something that would improve the visitor experience. The exhibits were rich, mainly from Oceania, Polynesia, Africa and South America. One can spend from 45' for a quick look, up to 3-4 hours for careful observation.

Beautiful museum would have to do it over several days with audio description. The works are very well highlighted, many small pieces that bring out even more works with sound and light games.there are also gigantic works! Sublime

I visited the Quai Branly museum during a free night session... and fortunately it was free. Honestly, I didn’t hang on to the proposed works at all. Most seemed to me to be of little interest. You probably have to be passionate or introduced to this type of art to fully appreciate its richness — which is not my case, and this museum does nothing to arouse curiosity or arouse a look. Even the garden and architecture of the place are more interesting than the works themselves. For a museum, that’s not really the point. Most absurd is the virtual reality experience offered in the lobby. I wanted to participate: I asked the person at the booth Welcoming... and I was told a simple “no” because I supposedly do not have a ticket. However, at no time was a ticket offered or even mentioned at the entrance. Even stranger: my comrade, who entered at the same time as me, without a ticket either, was able to do the experience without worry. And right after me, an entire family had access to it, without ever being told a ticket. I'll put it there. As for the temporary exhibition of the moment, I prefer not to dwell too much on it: some interesting pieces, but the whole is frankly bland. I honestly could have done without it. We also understand nothing in the sense of the visit. I didn’t lose any money because it was free but I clearly wasted my time and sleep. In short, I completely advise against this museum for a fee. If necessary, try a free night... if you really don’t have anything else to do.