For the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, this partnership with SNCF and STIF is fully in line with its desire to build bridges between cultures to arouse everyone's curiosity. With the Train of Arts and Civilizations the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac presents its rich collections in an unprecedented way and offers travelers an open door to the world, an unexpected encounter with the arts and civilizations.

For their part, SNCF and STIF renew their wish to offer their travelers cultural breaks during their journeys. Since 2012, Île-de-France train travelers have been able to discover the Versailles Trains on line C, the Impressionists and Musée d'Orsay Trains on line J, the 120 Years of Cinema Trains on the line D and the Nature and Heritage Trains on line N. These trains which combine art, cultural tourism and Ile-de-France heritage are popular with travelers who combine business with pleasure by discovering the cultural riches of Ile-de-France during their journeys.

Installed on the banks of the Seine since 2006 in a building signed by Jean Nouvel, the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac museum is an innovative and unique place, bringing together Art History and Ethnology. By endeavoring to give the full measure of the importance of the Arts and Civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, at the crossroads of multiple cultural, religious and historical influences, the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac contributes today to the cultural influence of France internationally.

The Train des Arts et des Civilizations will be launched on Thursday, June 15, Gare de l'Est, track 27 before living its life as a passenger train and meeting the public, every day between Haussman Saint-Lazare and Chelles-Gournay or Tournan, via the Magenta station, Rosa Parks or even Noisy-le-Sec.

A traveling exhibition that crosses continents

A place of discovery and sharing devoted to non-Western art, the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac is a window on elsewhere, a journey, at the crossroads of multiple cultural, religious and historical influences that travelers from the line E will be able to discover within the different cars each dedicated to a continent.

North America

The North America collection of the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac museum traces the history of its first indigenous populations to the birth of African-American cultures. Statuettes, masks, ornaments and ceremonial or funeral objects are all testimonies of the civilizations that occupied its territory, from the Mayas and Aztecs of Mexico to the Yup'ik tribes of Alaska.

South America

The South America collection of the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac museum, rich in an important archaeological collection, is an opportunity to explore pre-Hispanic America until today, on the trail of Ecuadorian shamans, populations the Andean highlands, the peoples of the Amazon rainforest and the colorful costumes of the Bolivian carnival.

Oceania

The space of the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac museum devoted to Oceania offers a journey to discover the cultures of the islands and archipelagos scattered across the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. Ceremonial objects, shell or feather coins and symbols of the power of the elders, offer a vast panorama of the religious and social traditions of these island cultures.

Africa

The rich collection of the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac dedicated to Africa testifies to the millennial diversity of its populations: from sub-Saharan Africa and its masks, statues, magical objects that fascinated European artists of the 20th century, to the North Africa which displays its rich textiles, ceramics and jewelry.

Asia

From Turkey to Japan, the Asian collections of the Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac museum illustrate the diversity of popular arts of this immense continent. Their presentation follows a geographical route, punctuated by numerous examples of traditional costumes and adornments. Several sections deal with the major themes of the museum's Asian collections, such as Siberian shamanism, Indian religions, lacquer art and shadow theater.

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