Paris, 29 January 2013
Exhibition titled “Aux sources de la peinture aborigène. Australie” (At the source of Aboriginal painting. Australia), held at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, attracted over 133,700 visitors. The museum located in 7th district, has recently announced it as its fifth best result since the opening in 2006.
The exhibition of Aboriginal painting is the largest initiative of that kind outside of Australia. The collection consisting of over 200 pieces belongs to the National Gallery of Vicotria in Melbourne.
Museum’s spokesman informed that the institution is delighted with the public’s interest in the exhibition, notably in the period when the competition was very strong; Dalí retrospective at the Centre Pompidou and Edward Hopper exhibition in the Grand Palais were held in parallel.
To celebrate the success of the exhibition and mark its end on 26 January, Lena Nyabdi, Aborigine artist who has already effectuated an artwork on the facade of the museum’s building, received a commission for a production located on the museum’s roof.