Paris on 21 October

On a cold and wet day in Paris I visited the Musee de quai Branly. This is the relatively new museum under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
It is dedicated to Asian-pacific, African, north American indigenous peoples. There is a section to Australian indigenous people.
The collection is really impressive, but I found the architecture quite peculiar.
The space is clearly creating another world, as you enter, and as the experience inside.
You enter via a long, curving white pathway, with low ceilings ,d walls of the size that make for an oppressive feeling.
When you come to the collection, you enter a dark world with exterior light all but removed by screening attached to the window, and lighting reserved for the exhibits.
Low ceilings again and a meandering pathway through the different cultures all add to the feeling.
While I enjoyed the work on exhibit the environment did not do it for me.
Also of interest, all the work of Australia's indigenous people were of relatively contemporary artists, mostly from the Utopia area. There
Was an amazing wall of bark paintings, all done by a living artist.
Other countries' work was all ancient, or certainly several centuries old.