Jardin d'été 2025: the free, festive festival returns to the Musée du Quai Branly

We know the Musée du Quai Branly for its collections and art objects that take us on a journey around the world. We also know the museum for its impressive exhibitions and concerts. But did you know that a summer festival awaits us every year in the art center's gardens?

All summer long, the Musée du Quai Branly is offering a program of culinary delights and flavors from around the world. So, from July 5 to August 31 2025, join us forculinary workshops, behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, open-air cinema screenings, storytelling sessions, concerts... This summer, the Musée du Quai Branly invites you to travel without even leaving Paris, as an ode to cultures from all over the world, which you are free to (re)discover during these summer vacations.

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Don't miss the open-air cinema screenings featuring meetings with chefs, children's activities, the Japanese tea ceremony, garden walks, mini-concerts featuring music from all over the world, and the great program on offer during the opening weekend!

Program:

Opening weekend

Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2 to 6 p.m.

• children's workshops
• Japanese tea ceremony
• spice quiz
• storytelling walks
• forro mini-concerts
• all opening weekend programming

Summer Gardens 2025

The program for everyone

• Open-air cinema
• Green walks, Saturday and Sunday, 3pm to 6pm, ages 12 and up
• L'espace salon d'été, Tuesday to Sunday, 1pm to 7pm
• A la source du raï (concert by the Académie de musiques transculturelles), Sunday August 24, 5pm, free with online reservation
• Free nocturnes, every Thursday in July and August, until 10 p.m.

Programming for families

• Tuesday quizzes, every Tuesday at 3pm, ages 6 and up
• Discovery Wednesdays, every Wednesday from 2:30pm to 5:30pm, ages 6 and up
• Wednesday Story Garden, every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm, ages 6 and up
• Backstage Fridays, every Friday from 3pm to 4pm, ages 6 and up
• Saturday workshops, every Saturday, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m., ages 6 and up
• Sunday Story Garden, every Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., ages 6 and up
• Open-air cinema family screenings, weekends, booking essential

Free open-air cinema: a gastronomic program at Quai Branly
Attention lovers of Studio Ghibli animated films! This summer, from July 10 to August 3, 2025, the Musée du Quai Branly is offering free outdoor cinema screenings as part of Jardin d'été! [Read more]

Enjoy free access to the museum garden from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:15 am to 7:30 pm. And don't forget to visit the museum's permanent collections at the current admission rates. Don't miss Jardin d'été 2025 at the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac for a festive and cultural summer of Japan and discovery.