Listen and play!  In coproduction with Mondomix, this interactive module presents you with a selection of musical extracts to which you must match the group of musicians playing it.  Recorded in the RFI studios, the spoken commentary gives you clues to help you match the correct sounds/images.  To find out more: concert extracts, interviews with ethnomusicologists, slide shows, information sheets about the musical instruments held at the museum…

 See the instruments and music from around the world programme  (in french)

How can you dress yourself with a simple rectangular piece of material? This intelligent and practical module uncovers the secrets of the Massai shuka, the Indian sari and dhoti, the Berber haik and the Tahitian pareo. This is the art of wrapping which varies across the continents (see the photos, texts, and testimonies) and which is used by contemporary fashion designers… To print: the indispensable do-it-yourself info sheet to help you wrap and drape your own clothes!

 See the seamless draped clothing programme  (in french)

The Mongolian steppe, the African forest, the Sahara Desert, the Arctic ice fields or the American Great Plains: choose your destination! The museum’s virtual minibus will take you to the door of the yurt, tent, igloo or teepee. You will meet nomads – Mongolians, Pygmies, Tuaregs, Inuits or American Indians – and learn about their history and everyday life.

 See the nomad habitats programme   (in french)

The museum’s permanent collection area is transformed into an immense virtual landscape: each geographical region (Africa, Asia, Oceania and America) is symbolised by its principal natural resource: savannah, paddy fields, ocean and rainforest. In just a few clicks you can set off on a journey of discovery of the rites and secrets of the zebu, seashell, feather or grain of rice.

 See the it’s 100% natural programme (in french)

An interactive saunter through the fascinating world of Jacques Kerchache.
Explore this "room of treasures", where mementos, masterpieces and curiosities mingle.

 See the portrait of Jacques Kerchache (in french)