See Tahiti: The Story Behind the Exhibition
The museum showcases the earliest photographs of French Polynesia from 1859–1870. View images taken by a naval surgeon and an established photographer, offering two unique perspectives a decade apart.
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Everything you need to know before visiting Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Mon - Sun: 09:00 - 18:00
Last entry 45 min before closingEasily accessible by public transport in Paris
approx. 1.5 - 2 hours
Average visit durationMusée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Suspended on a series of pillars, the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac features a vertical garden on the Seine side and enormous multicolored blocks on another. And once inside the grounds, the horizontal garden is full of birds and plants, walkways and paths. Inside the museum, it's an anthropological journey around the world via art and artifacts. The permanent collection reaches back as far as the Neolithic period, and spans Oceania, Asia, Africa and the America.
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