Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac: Entry Ticket

Additional Information & Description

The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris takes an anthropological approach to art: objects reveal the richness of cultural diversity across the world. Near the Eiffel Tower, it brings the work of different civilizations into a museum visit that extends beyond paintings and sculpture.

3,500 works in a single exhibition space

The permanent collection presents 3,500 works in one space, bringing together Oceania, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Its reach stretches from Vancouver to Vanuatu and from Uluru to Uganda, with objects dating as far back as the Neolithic period. Masks, musical instruments, weapons and ceremonial artifacts sit alongside paintings and tapestries. That variety gives the visit its substance: you can explore cultures through objects associated with ceremony, music and other forms of creative expression, rather than through a single artistic medium. The geographical breadth and long timespan provide several different threads to follow through the displays.

Architecture and gardens beyond the galleries

The building makes a striking impression of its own. Suspended on a series of pillars, it combines a vertical garden on the Seine side with enormous multicolored blocks on another facade. A series of towers adds an unusual, radiator-like profile. Within the grounds, a horizontal garden contains birds, plants, walkways and paths. These outdoor elements add a separate dimension to the visit, with both planted surfaces and garden routes to explore alongside the museum’s distinctive architectural forms.

Permanent and temporary exhibitions included

This entry ticket includes access to the permanent collection and the temporary exhibition or exhibitions. You can therefore visit both the museum’s enduring displays and its temporary presentations with the same ticket. The permanent galleries provide the broad cultural and historical scope, while the temporary exhibitions form an additional part of the admission.

Arrival and ticket access

The museum is at 37 Quai Branly, Paris. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone. Wheelchair access is available at the venue, allowing visitors who require it to include this museum in their Paris itinerary.