The Quai Branly Museum

A few meters from the Eiffel Tower, the Quai Branly Museum is certainly a must for culture in Paris. Recognizable by its famous green wall designed by botanist Patrick Blanc, it was inaugurated in 2006 and is dedicated to non-Western civilizations. Featuring a theater, a reading room, a cinema, a restaurant and a library, an architectural complex designed by Jean Nouvel stands in the heart of a savanna, a 2-hectare garden where a relaxing stop a when the visit is complete. Through its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, the Quai Branly Museum highlights the wealth of primary cultures and enlightens visitors about the importance of these civilizations in the world heritage. With an incredibly rich background of 700,000 photographs and 300,000 works and objects (musical instruments, textiles, clothing) from Oceania, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the museum offers a unique immersion in the heart of 'distant universe. A journey through time and territories. The temporary exhibitions of the musée du quai Branly view of an increasingly innovative look cultures honored. Put in relation to contemporary Western civilizations, and they seem closer and more accessible, while preserving this mystical dimension which always makes as fascinating
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