From the permanent collection of the Quai Branly Museum
Near the Pont de l’Alma, between the unofficial memorial to Princess Diana and the Eiffel Tower, lies a truly extraordinary place, le Musée du Quai Branly. This museum houses an enormous collection of art and decorative items from across the globe, tastefully curated in four main sections including the Americas, Oceania, Asia and Africa. The collection is so big that only a portion of it is viewable at any one time.
La Fabrique des Images exhibition (until July 17, 2011)
Dogon exhibition (until July 24, 2011)
Anybody looking for things to do in Paris this summer should consider a trip to this treasure trove of of anthropology. Through mid to late July the museum has two exhibitions worth visiting: La Fabrique es Images (the Making of Images) which examines the worldview of different cultures by juxtposing art from each in four subsections including Animism, Naturalism, Analogism and Totemism. The Dogon exhibition presents 330 exemplary works from this culture, exhibited for the first time in France.
A large Mayan exhibition begins June 21 and goes through to October 2. It looks promising.
For opening hours and location information click here.
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- Dogon exhibition
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- Permanent collection, Oceania
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- Permanent collection, Americas
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- Permanent Collection, Oceania
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- Inside the Museum du Quai Branly
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- Ouside the Museum du Quai Branly
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- Dogon exhibition
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- La Fabrique des Images exhibition
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- Permanent collection, Oceana
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When I passed by the Musée du Quai Branley last week after a trip to the American Library, I told myself that I really have to visit this museum. With the big vegetation wall, it looks great from the outside and judging from your blog post it’s even better on the inside.
It’s really stunning on the inside. I would recommend half a day at least to visit.
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