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Musée du Quai Branly

Museums / Galleries, Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel

Fodor's Review:

Also known as the Musée des Arts Premiers, this controversial new museum (opened in 2006) displays state-held troves of African, Asian, and Oceanic art, including anthropological collections previously shown in the Louvre. The collection is phenomenal, arranged according to geographic zone, and mapped out by differently colored floor tiles, although some critics complain that the museum focuses too much on visual ingenuity, at the expense of explanation and context. Make sure to get the telephone-style audio guide, as printed information is limited, and don't miss the "living wall" on part of the exterior of the building -- there are about 1,500 species of plants on the vertical surface. Architect Jean Nouvel meant for the long, low outline of the museum to suggest the Tour Eiffel's shadow -- you can see the Tour towering above the classy museum restaurant and the less expensive main-floor café.

INFO

Address: Quai Branly, Trocadero/Tour Eiffel, Paris
Phone: 01-56-61-70-00
Web site
Cost: EUR 8.50
Open: Tues. and Wed., Fri.-Sun. 10-6:30, Thurs.10-9:30
Metro: Iena, Alma-Marceau.

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