Outgoing
Plumes du paradis. Voyages d’un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée 1
Decorative Exhibition
Plumes du paradis. Voyages d’un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée 2
Plumes du paradis. Voyages d’un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée 3

Plumes du paradis. Voyages d’un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée

June 12 at 10:30am

+59
At Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Gros-Caillou

For five centuries, these "artist-birds" from New Guinea's lush forests have captivated the world. This exhibition traces their journey through nearly 190 works spanning ritual ornaments, Dutch master paintings, haute couture, and naturalized specimens, weaving together ornithology, art history, and ecology.

Multidisciplinary exhibition
Art history meets ecology
New Guinea collaboration
Natural history focus

Tips

🪶"views the feather not as a trophy but as a living technology" (Culture Editor)
🎧don't miss the sound installation by anthropologist Steven Feld
🦜45 species featured in audiovisual displays of their mating dances

Friday, June 12, 10:30 AM

14 €

Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

37 Quai Jacques Chirac, 75007 Paris, France

14 €

www.quaibranly.fr

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