Musée du quai Branly Review

One of the best primitive art museums I've been to. The collection is exceptional and the museum has modern solutions incorporated in order to maximise your learning. the amount of available materials is staggering, an audio guide is available at low price, there are screens with short videos scattered throughout the exhibition space and tons of text to read. the collection is organised by geography and spans Oceania, Africa, Asia, and both Americas.

I really enjoyed visiting this museum, I couldn't see everything because it is very large. It has a large collection, from Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America.
We learn a lot about the culture of others and it is a real pleasure. To have !

a very lovely collection. the building and display is well designed. A hidden gem for tourists

Africa, South America, Mexico a lot if cultures, impressive place.

Very informative exhibition and very pleasant garden

Nice architecture and garden. Perfect urban environment fit

Really enjoyed it !
Super nice with exhibitions from around the world!

The museum itself is well organized. The objects were highlighted. We lacked a guide to appreciate the works, especially since we had the chance to see many in situ.

Superb museum very educational with various tools and very useful to offer the largest possible information to the visitor. A museum where you get lost and spend hours without realizing it ...

Very nice collection of objects from 5 continents. Small flat at the level of the lighting of the works .... To see again ....

I really enjoyed it is very pretty as a museum against cons must take the time to discover and read unless we take the audio guide we have not taken for our child I regret, because children get tired quickly.

Nice collection of pieces exhibited excellently. He is famous for buying archeological pieces at auctions. How all museums in Paris is free the first Sunday of each month

Lots of good things to discover. Cross between history from elsewhere and civilization.

Not only is the collection widely interesting, the architectural originality of the museum makes it a must-see.
In the evening, under the main building, the lights are beautiful.

They often organize events or exhibits that are well orchestrated.

And a plus, the cloakroom is free of charge.

A multi-faceted museum that allows us to discover a type of art that is difficult to find elsewhere. It is unfortunate, however, to see the sweaty museum staff or even the security side when asking questions about the provenance of the works, bringing them closer to colonialism.

A bit of everything from each culture is little but already that. Interesting circuit.

Gorgeous museum, I loved it! Very rich exposition of old art and craftmaship around Asia, Oceania, Africa and America. I highly recommend it

A beautiful and fascinating museum that we discovered by accident. Will definitely be coming back.

If you want to look at a lot of stolen culture then you will like it

A very rich collection and an exhibition space managed in the best way! Really nice museum ...

Modern museum with a very rich collection of cultures from all over the world, I was nevertheless disappointed with the part of the Americas and I find that indigenous cultures should be developed a little more.

Very beautiful museum created by Jacques Chirac
Several exhibitions at the moment
Of which excellent on the blacksmiths of Africa with very pretty pieces. There is a lot of iron in Africa with a lot
An exhibition to see absolutely by reservation until June 28, 2020 run there

Very beautiful exhibition on the Big Island of Madagascar

A lovely experience of recent history and culture across the world. The collection is huge!

The gardens surrounding the museum are amazing and the place itself deserves to be seen.

Beautiful building and gorgeous displays of the collection.

It is a wonderful museum that you can do with family because its circuit is fun!
Its architecture is modern and exceptional.
Temporary exhibitions are always of good quality and interesting. This is a place that I highly recommend :-)
Even his gardens are pretty, day and night ... with their illuminations.

Very informative ... the guide was of course the subject. To do several times you cannot supervise everything on the same visit

Magnificent, very beautiful enhancement of the exhibits. Pieces of very good qualities. Huge it takes several days to see everything. To do again.

Nice museum to visit with kids too. All the items were displayed in a beautiful way. We had a nice afternoon here.

Probably the best museum in the world for native culture s art.
They have a very rich collection of artworks from every continent. From America to Oceania, you will find out a lot of new things about civilizations.
I was particularly impressed by their collection of antique music instruments too.
The museum is fairly new and the design makes it very pleasant to walk in the building. The garden is also nice.

If you like this kind of primitive art, you'll love it. If not, I'll find the collection quite curious anyway.
I wouldn't say that's a must-visit of Paris. Save the place for offbeat museum visit if are a frequent guest of the capital.

First Sunday of March 2018 Visit for free day
When I went to the website with information that it was open at 9:30, the staff told me that it was open at 11:00.
11:00 on Google Maps
Unfortunately, I forgot which page the information came from.
Extensive collection of folklore materials from Oceania, Asia, Africa and South America as written in this review
However, what I see in Asia is nothing but Chimachogori's underwear, and I wrote about it as a Japanese kimono, and I thought it would be wrong (laughs
It's a Japanese rule, so I don't know if it's Japan or French
The black non-tap here is gentle compared to other museums (especially Orsay)
Next time, I would like to visit slowly on pay days
Oceanian Folklore Documents are also highly recommended at the Maritime Museum in Okinawa

This is the most inspiring museum I know. I love the lightning, how every piece gets it's attention, the pieces themselves, the atmosphere, the architecture.

Love this museum! I spend the whole day in it. You have nature outside and all the culture possible around. Totally recommended!

By far my favorite museum. Every exhibit was interesting and the layout was great. When I go back to Paris, this will be my first stop.

I enjoyed the museum yet having no English explanations made me very angry.... When y make a museum is not only for locals ! Tourists should be taken into consideration by even adding English language...am nor asking for a strange language !

Impressive collections reveal that artistic and creative talents date back to years long before slavery and colonization. The presentation by continent makes the discovery clear for the visitor. Ideal to visit in hot weather. The exterior of the museum is relaxing, refreshing.

If you do not speak French then pay the extra 5 euros for the English audio tour headset. Worth it!

Magnificent museum. Place filled with histories and civilizations whose richness is often ignored.

Huge and high quality collection of tribal art from all parts of the world. Museum is great and very well organized.

Not bad !!!
The exhibits are not bad.
I recommend the courses for children.
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It is a modern day meusum with very nice collection. Very attractive architecture. Most of the exhibits were very much interesting. Both building and inside decor is worth the admiration. Amazing place to see unique exhibits. If you have spare time in Paris, and I think you must spares, this is the place you would visit. It's on walking distance from Elysee palace. Recommend to visit both.

Very nice the museum, not too charged the exposure route done well through the different continents, the outdoor space in the summer must be a delight.

This museum contains the vast majority of the heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa. There are 70,000 objects in this museum, 46,000 are acquired during the period 1885-1960 and are likely to be repatriated. The French army's seizures of war in Segou in 1890 in Dahomey and during the murderous expedition against Samory Toure in 1892 were mentioned in the report which advocates "the rapid restitution" of objects taken in Africa by force or " allegedly acquired under unfair conditions ". These are objects seized "during military clashes", those acquired "by military or administrative personnel active on the continent during the colonial period (1885-1960) or by their descendants". Are also concerned parts recovered "during scientific missions prior to 1960". The same is true for "forgotten" objects - that is, those that had been loaned by African institutions to some museums for exhibitions or restoration campaigns but have never been returned.

A museum to do with your children because primitive art speaks to them much more than the classic. We wander through the continents in a mysterious atmosphere. Masks, legends and natural colors galore.

Nice terrace, calm. I was there for coffee / dessert in the afternoon, and it was very good

Great exhibition on Oceania. Very long indoor path tho

A beautiful collection, dramatically displayed, comes from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. Kids make sure to borrow one of the tablets for digital activities.

Best visited in the evening with lighting giving fantastic effects.

Because I have a knife with me to cut my baguette in the afternoon, I am not allowed in the museum. At other museums I leave the knife at the entrance and pick it up later, or he goes with his bag and all to the cloakroom. This is not possible here. It is "against the law". Too bad then, plenty of museums in Paris.

Beautiful well thought out scenoetbesoaczs. Nice and interesting museum.

Didn't actually know about this museum, but it was a very nice experience. Gave a glimpse of old civilizations, tools they used, clothes they wore, etc. Probably an underrated museum that would be very interesting for most. Quite close to the Eiffel Tower. Highly recommend. Went as part of a group and the ticket cost only 7.

Great collection laid out in a logical and interesting way. Garden is nice too, a real hideaway from in the busy downtown.

To visit !!
The museum is very beautiful, there are magnificent works (masks, drums, jewelry, statues ...), I only put 3 stars because the objects are quite recent (18 / 19th centuries), rare very old objects (2 / 3000 BC) and the lighting is not at all suitable! In the Africa part some works are barely visible !! Also disappointed not to be able to visit the central room of the museum where the 10,000 musical instruments are located which in my opinion is the most important.

Cultural place very instructive by its diversity and very attractive by its architecture.

A must-visit place if you're studying architecture and spatial design. Museum is designed by a famous architect, Jean Nouvel, and here sparkles numerous of creative spatial solutions.

Very nice museum, the collections are well developed.

The breadth of the ethnographic art is impressive. This is truly the Louvre of ethnography. For me, the highlights of this museum were: 1.)the beautiful costumes from the Oruro festival in Bolivia(La Diablada, from Diablo, Spanish for Devil), and 2.) a religious painting of Christ made by converted South American Indians. For those interested in Voodoo("seen from" or "vu du"), there are many arctifacts used in the Voodoo ritual. I have included photos of the above.
Australian and Oceanic art are very well represented, and exude energy and dynamism.

Amazing global ethnographic museum just a moderate stroll away from the d'Orsay. It's laid out beautifully in a modern style and is typically not very busy. If you love the art and artifacts of indigenous cultures, it's a world-class must and one of Paris' lesser-known gems. A good museum day is to start with the bustle of the d'Orsay and then come here to unwind and take in an entirely different sort of expression.

Interesting Museums and location to visit in Paris close to the Eiffel Tower and in a busy location. No car parking. Staff was helpful and professional. Environment was cleaned and relaxing atmosphere. My family love it.

amazing museum with meditative atmosphere. enjoyed the collection although lots of them are pretty recent. But the atmosphere isself is worth the visiting

Very clean, modern, and overall nice museum. Worth a visit. In a great area too.

Museum which is worth the detour because it is very well supplied! I went there for the exhibition "Hit the iron" it is very well documented and the works presented are of quality, even if it is true that the acquisition remains doubtful for some. The dim lights perfectly highlight the works of the museum.
The garden before the entrance is very beautiful, more after dark.
I can't wait to get back to it.

Excellent museum but which suffers from its excellent reputation: the queue often seems endless. Once inside, the exhibits are superb and worth seeing.

Hands down the best museum of its type in the world!