Dates: 14 November 2023 – 26 May 2024
This exhibition explores the contemporary relationships between the consumption of psychedelic drugs and iconographic production, using ayahuasca - 'vine of the dead' (in Quechua) as a case study. Consumed mainly for therapeutic or divination processes, ayahuasca is also closely linked to artistic creation. Shamanic Visions presents a panorama of the different ways in which these ayahuasca-induced ‘visionary images’ are represented today.
Duration: 08:37
Location: Mezzanine est
Dates: 6 February 2024 – 19 May 2024
Focussed on three key activist and artistic figures of the 20th century - novelist Zora Neale Hurston, journalist Eslanda Goode Robeson, and dancer Katherine Dunham, Beyond anthropology parallels their field archives with their artistic and political productions, through photos and films which bear witness to their unique view they had of their times.
Duration: 15:13
Location: Atelier Martine Aublet
Dates: 6 February 2024 – 10 November 2024
Franco-Gabonese artist Myriam Mihindou pays tribute and celebrates Punu culture through her immersive exhibition of materials and sound. An ode to Punu mourners, true companions of souls who guide the deceased to the afterlife and the living through their mourning, this exhibition reinterprets an ancestral practice and the narratives and myths that accompany it.
Duration: 15:42
Location: Galerie Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière
Dates: 3 April 2024 – 8 September 2024
Mexica, organised in association with Mexico City’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), is a unique exhibition in the history of Mesoamerican archaeology. The exhibit includes the 204 offerings made by the Mexica people to their most revered divinities, in order to insinuate themselves with them, pay homage to them and, sometimes, try to obtain certain favours in return.
Location: Galerie Jardin
Dates: 4 June 2024 – 13 October 2024
This exhibition was created to pay homage to the exhibition presented in Petit Palais at the initiative of Jacques Chirac, thirty years ago. In hindsight, that exhibition is considered a prelude to the birth of Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.
Location: Atelier Martine Aublet
Musee du Quai Branly is an indigenous art and culture museum in Paris, showcasing diverse heritage from around the world.
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Musee du Quai Branly operates from 10:30 AM to 7 PM daily except Mondays and Thursdays. On Thursdays, it opens from 10:30 AM to 10 PM.
No, there is no specific dress code, but it is recommended to dress comfortably and respectfully.
Yes, the museum has facilities to accommodate disabled visitors, including wheelchair access.
The duration varies based on your interests, but most visitors spend 2-3 hours exploring the exhibitions.
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Yes, the museum often features family-friendly exhibitions and activities suitable for children, fostering a love for art and culture from a young age.