While I'm not feeding, changing, cuddling or napping with our new little guy, I have been trying to spend some of my maternity leave exploring new areas and attractions of Paris. Even though we have lived here for over three years now, a lot of my time is spent between work and catching up around the house on the weekends. Although I am certainly familiar with the main Parisian attractions on the tourist route, the lesser museums and neighborhoods have eluded me. One of the museums practically in our back yard is the Musée du quai Branly, which houses art from Africa, the Near East, Oceania and the Americas (basically everything but Europe). It also features visiting exhibitions, a performance space and cafe with an awesome view of the Eiffel Tower. I have to admit I hadn't been too enticed to come here before as I really didn't know what to expect - and from the outside, the building is VERY un-Parisian: But once you are inside, the museum is a quiet and calm respite from the chaos of the Parisian streets. I have now visited the permanent collection a few times, and still feel like I haven't seen everything. It's not that the space is particularly huge like the Louvre, but the best way to understand what you are looking at is most definitely with the audio guide - and for that I would say it would take a full day or a few separate afternoons. The other big bonus for me is that the museum is completely stroller friendly, which is not something I can say about all places in Paris (as my forthcoming post on our visit to the Grand Palais can attest!). In fact, I've enjoyed this museum so much that we have become members for the next year - which I fully plan to use in particular the next time we have a heat wave, and I need a dark, quiet place with air conditioning to escape to :)
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