The scientific documentation of the collection on the website of the museum and the multimedia gallery on the permanent collections page were created with the support of IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank Groupe Caisse d’Epargne
photographs of the museum
consult the terms of usage of the photographs of the museum
The catalog of the iconographic library
The iconographic library of the musée du quai Branly holds nearly 700,000 pieces. Of these, 580,000 are from the photographic library of the musée de l’Homme, 66,000 from the library of the former musée national des arts d’Afrique and d’Océanie, and 3,500 graphic arts from the History Collection of the musée national des arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie. These collections are enriched by the many thousands of acquisitions of the musée de quai Branly.
170,000 entries are consultable on-line, mostly accompanied by a digital image.
To conduct a search across the entire History collection, continue your search in the objects catalog or perform a combined search.
The digitization and information entry for the catalog is ongoing and is regularly updated on-line.
consult the catalog and the user's guide
consult the catalog of the iconographic library
consult the user’s guide for the on-line catalogs
on-line access reveals the wealth of the collection
from both the point of view of the history of photographic, graphic (prints and drawings) and photomechanic processes (postcards and posters) and that of the history of photography and human sciences, ethnology, and anthropology.
discover the photographs
Erland Nils Herbert Nordenskiöld, Prince Roland Bonaparte, Jacques-Philippe Potteau, Désiré Charnay, Ernest Chantre, Etienne Noirot, J.X. Raoult, S.B. Toumanoff, Allan Hughan, Louis Lapicque, and the collections Pinart and Clérambault.
for further information, consult the conditions of on-line usage.
The original pieces of the iconographic library are consultable by appointment at the cabinet des fonds précieux, by writing to mediatheque(at)quaibranly.fr.
For any request for reproduction of photographs from the iconographic library, consult the terms of usage.
discover the collection of the iconographic library
composed primarily of photographs taken on expéditions, journeys and missionsaround the world, the collection is complemented by posters, photograph albums , postcards, engravings and even drawings.
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Rue des Facs est un service de question / réponse à distance regroupant les bibliothèques des universités et grands établissements parisiens. La médiathèque du musée participe à ce réseau et à ce titre offre un prolongement du service assuré dans les salles de lecture.
Vous recevrez une réponse dans les trois jours ouvrés suivant la réception de votre question.
Le service est ouvert à tous. Il est gratuit.
Nous nous efforcerons de vous orienter, de vous indiquer une méthode de recherche en vous conseillant les outils à consulter (encyclopédies, catalogues de bibliothèque, livres, ressources électroniques, etc.) ou les références bibliographiques incontournables.
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