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The museum of president Jacques Chirac, the Museum of the Quai Branly dedicated to Arts First, opened its doors in 2006. Arranged by the French architect Jean Nouvel, it will preserve more than 300 000 pieces of art coming from Oceania, Asia, America and Africa.
The old collections of the Museum of Arts of Africa and Oceania like that of the Museum de l'Homme, are here restored and developed with new orientations. Thus, the Asian objects speak more about the daily life to us than piled up artistic antiquities inside Cernuschi. Same comparison for the African objects and the Dapper Museum. A geographical course is imagined in order to connect each continent by its musics, its rites, the whole accompanied by a teaching multi-media support.
The African collection is the museum largest component. More than 1000 works will be displayed at any given time, including sculpture, furniture, fabrics, ceramics, jewelry and religious objects.
The Oceania collection, also enriched during the French colonial era includes Polynasia, Melanesia, Australia and the islands of Southeast Asia.
The Asian department covers a vast territory including China, India, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Largely concentrated on the indigenous tribes of the regions, the Asian collection is particularly rich in textiles.
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