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The green wall of the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

No. 53 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,394,000 visitors in 2025

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Paris, France · City guide: Paris

Arts and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, in a Jean Nouvel building by the Eiffel Tower.

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Photo: Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac is No. 53 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,394,000 visitors in 2025, up 10% on 2024. Opened in 2006 beside the Seine, close to the Eiffel Tower, it is devoted to the arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.

Jean Nouvel's building stands on stilts in a garden designed by Gilles Clément, and one façade is covered by a living green wall by the botanist Patrick Blanc.

Inside the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
Inside the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest. The museum is closed on Mondays; check the official website for hours and late openings.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    The main gallery

    A long, dimly lit space where masks, sculptures, textiles and other objects are grouped by continent.

  • 2

    The ramp

    A winding white ramp leads visitors up into the collections.

  • 3

    The green wall

    A vertical garden of thousands of plants on the façade along the Quai Branly.

  • 4

    The garden

    A wild, informal garden with paths, ponds and grasses around the building.

Getting there

The entrance is at 37 Quai Branly. The nearest stations are Pont de l'Alma (RER C), Alma-Marceau (metro Line 9) and Bir-Hakeim (Line 6).

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy tickets online or at the museum. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
France is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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