Until Sunday 8 November 2026, the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris dedicates a major exhibition to the birds of paradise of New Guinea: Plumes du paradis. Voyages d’un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée (Plumes from Paradise: Journeys of an Extraordinary Bird from New Guinea).
Nearly 190 works trace five centuries of fascination with these flamboyant birds: ceremonial headdresses and feather ornaments, paintings, stuffed specimens, fashion, objets d’art and illustrated books. The exhibition brings together natural history, art, ethnology, fashion and ecology, and was designed in collaboration with scientists, academics and artists from New Guinea. It is curated by Magali Mélandri and Stéphanie Xatart.
Two PNG Fixer connections
Huli chief Mundiya Kepanga, a friend of Marc Dozier for more than twenty years, lent a feather sheath for the exhibition. And Marc Dozier directed the film shown in the galleries; some of the images in the exhibition are also his.
Practical information
- Dates: until Sunday 8 November 2026
- Where: Galerie Germain Viatte, musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, 37 quai Jacques Chirac, 75007 Paris
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30 am to 7 pm, Thursday until 10 pm (closed on Mondays)
- Tickets: €14, reduced rate €11
- Information and tickets: musée du quai Branly website
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