Musée du Quai Branly, A Cultural Legacy Beyond the West
222 rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris
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Introduction
The Musée du Quai Branly is designed by the renowned French architect Jean Nouvel and located by the Seine River, just a stone's throw away from the Eiffel Tower. Since its completion in 1977, it has been one of the largest art museums in Paris and the largest non-European art museum in Europe. The museum collects and displays original cultural artifacts from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, and brings together artworks originally collected by France in human museums and African and Oceanic art museums.
The museum consists of four distinct buildings, each with its own unique style, connected by pathways or skybridges. This design takes into account the different needs and functions of the museum's various departments. The marvelous spatial design separates the spaces representing the four continents with four different colors, yet seamlessly blends them together, with the highlight being the collections from the Americas and Africa.
The exterior walls of the museum are covered by over ten meters high and over a hundred meters long modern glass curtain walls enveloped in vegetation, creating an artistic ambiance. It is said that former President Chirac long planned to leave a cultural heritage for Paris, and this museum is the result of his efforts and the most direct memorial he left to this cultural country after leaving office. Address 222 rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris
Opening hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11:00 to 21:00
closed on Mondays (except during school holidays), May 1st, and December 25th.
Transportation Bus 42/63/80/92; Get off at Pont de l'Alma station on RER C.
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