Paris, 17 January 2014,
The Parisian Musée du quai Branly, dedicated to the arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, has announced its receipt of a record number of donations in 2013.
Works donated to the institution include: 2,950 watercolours, drawings, studies and other documents by the artist Paul Jacoulet; a work by Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi; a rare sculpture from New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), as well as an exceptional Dogon piece. The museum’s collection has increased by 2,994 works in total – an expansion which includes the addition of 268 photos, with a combined value of €5,175,093. Donations have supplemented the museum’s 2013 acquisitions budget of €1,134,986.
The Musée du quai Branly is home to a collection of 300,000 works and objects from Africa (89,000), Asia (72,000), Oceania (33,000) and the Americas (106,000), of which 3,400 are exhibited in its “plateau de collections” room. The museum’s valuables also include two other important collections – 700,000 photographs, and 8,000 works and documents in the History collection, including drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures and furniture.