The Quai Branly Museum pays special attention to younger generations and offers a specific program of events to put its collections into perspective from new angles.

One Friday per quarter from 7 PM to 11 PM, the Quai Branly Museum hosts festive evening parties, blending performances, demonstrations, and workshops to discover the many cultures represented in the museum’s collections.

The next ‘Before’ will take place on Friday, July 5, 2013, and will offer you an evening themed around the Philippines: Archipelago of Exchanges exhibition, which, by the way, ends on July 14.

These events are, of course, free, and you can see the program for the upcoming ‘Befores’ right here and follow the latest news on the event’s Facebook page.

Throughout the evening, musical ambiance and photo projections inspired by the exhibition will invite you on a journey.

On the program:

• visit the Philippines: Archipelago of Exchanges exhibition between 7 PM and 11 PM (guided tours depart from 7 PM to 8:45 PM) in a unique nocturnal atmosphere with our lecturers.

• behind the scenes of the expo, Constance de Monbrison, curator of the exhibition and head of the museum’s Insulindia collections, will tell you about the creation and setup of the exhibition between 7:30 PM and 8:45 PM in the Jacques Kerchache reading room.

• discover dance in the Philippines with the screening of the film by Gaëlle Piton and Aurélien Lucquiaud, adventurers who set off to film the dances of the archipelago at 7:20 PM (duration 49 min). Dance initiation: between 8:40 PM and 11 PM.

• exceptional concert by Steev Kindwald at 7:30 PM (duration 25 min), featuring jaw harps and flutes from ethnic groups in the Philippines, accompanied by Cyprien Bole who will present the role and craftsmanship of the instruments. Initiation: between 8:15 PM and 11 PM.

• Tales and myths of the Philippine peoples “Tuturan (spoken myths) from the distant sky” at 8:30 PM (duration 45 min) and “Seeds of stories” throughout the evening.

• Projections of ethno-experimental films by Vincent Moon between 8:40 PM and 10:40 PM; he is a contemporary nomad who travels the world to film cultures and music from elsewhere.

• Concert – Reading: Literary voyage to the Philippines at 10 PM (duration 40 min). From the death of Magellan, recounted by Stefan Zweig, to the modern clamor of Manila, a megacity described in the thriller by Miguel Syjuco and the travel journals of Flora Geley… Texts selected and read by Sara Darmayan, accompanied by the BridgeArt trio.

Practical information:

Friday, July 5, 2013 from 7 PM to 11 PM (last entry at 9 PM)
free access to activities subject to availability

Top Tip: I’d also like to tell you that Les Siestes Électroniques @ Paris (Electronic Siestas) are setting up in the museum’s garden for DJ sets to listen to “horizontally” and for free every Sunday from July 7 to 28, 2013 from 4 PM to 6 PM.

Quai Branly Museum / 37, quai Branly – 75007 Paris

photo credits © Quai Branly Museum

GIVEAWAY:

I’m taking advantage of this news and the upcoming closing of the Philippines: Archipelago of Exchanges exhibition (watch out, the expo closes on Sunday, July 14!) to let you win 5 x 2 tickets for this exhibition.

If you’ve never had the chance to visit this superb museum or if you want to go back to discover this exhibition, this contest is for you!

To participate, nothing complicated, just leave a comment below this article telling me why you want to go to this exhibition, and a random draw will determine the 5 winners. Good luck everyone!

Rules:

– Contest limited to Metropolitan France

– Contest reserved for adults

– + 1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s Facebook page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Twitter page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Hellocoton page (don’t forget to leave your username in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s), and you can accumulate up to 3 extra chances)

– 1 entry per IP address

– contest start date: Saturday, June 29, 2013 – deadline for participation: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 11:59 PM and result the following day on the blog in an edit of this article

EDIT of July 03, 2013:

Following the random draw, I am announcing that the 5 winners of the invitations for the Philippines: Archipelago of Exchanges exhibition are Aurélia Tardivat, Le Pêle Mêle de Cathy, Quasar, Biba and Mathieu Henon.

Congratulations to you, I will contact you by email shortly so you can provide me with your details so you can receive the tickets at home.

And thank you all for participating, and don’t hesitate to take part in the other contests still running on the blog!