Musée du quai Branly Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Summer Garden Program

The musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris presents a special 20th anniversary edition of its summer event "Jardin d'été" from July 4 to August 2, 2025. The program highlights the animal world and the garden designed by botanist and landscape architect Gilles Clément, echoing the exhibition "Plumes du paradis". Weekly activities include family-friendly Wednesday discovery sessions exploring animal figures from the museum's collections, a free outdoor cinema cycle "Bêtes de cinéma" with 12 films (three screenings per Thursday evening at 7:30 PM, plus weekend matinees in the Théâtre de Verdure), Saturday mini-workshops related to "Plumes du paradis", Sunday storytelling sessions, and weekend "Balades vertes" garden tours with quizzes at the salon de lecture Jacques Kerchache. Films include "L'Odyssée de Pi", "The Host", "Le Règne animal", "Gorilles dans la brume", "Le peuple migrateur", "Louise et la légende du serpent à plumes", "Flow le chat qui n'avait plus peur de l'eau", "La panthère des neiges", "Le roi des singes contre le palais céleste", "Antarctica", "La Tortue rouge", and "Pompoko". Screenings are introduced by programmer and film critic Stéphane du Mesnildot. A new card game "Les animaux du quai Branly" from the Défi nature series will be available at the museum bookstore. The summer program concludes on August 30 with a concert of New Orleans musical traditions performed by participants of the Campus Musiques transculturelles of the Fondation Royaumont.