Paradise on Earth, a land of adventure and exploration, a savage and hostile world… from May 23 to October 7, 2018, the Musée du Quai Branly presents The Little Explorer’s Box of Delights, an exhibition focusing on French youth literature.
For centuries, European writers and artists have created an imaginary world suffused with ambivalences: stereotypes meet adventure desires, romanticism mixes with common racism.
The exhibition asks about the evolution of this youth literature from Cook’s and Bougainville’s travel stories to nowadays. We bump into Robinson Crusoe and his friend Friday, the Fenouillard Family, who reluctantly set off on a journey to America, Phileas Fogg and Passepartout and other colonial heroes and adventurers such as Bob Morane, Dady Risquetou and Freddy la Bougeotte…
Stories that, despite the nostalgia they might sometimes inspire, are enlightened edifying examples of the Western colonialism that has guided inquisitive children in their discovery of the world. A rather disturbing exhibition that will make adults and children think!
Please note that it's been over 4 years since our last visit, so the place and experience may have changed.
Dates and Opening Time
From May 22, 2018 to October 7, 2018
Location
Musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac
37 Quai Jacques Chirac
75007 Paris 7
Access
Metro line 9 "Iéna" station RER C "Pont de l'Alma" station
Prices
tarif réduit: €7
tarif normal: €10
Official website
www.quaibranly.fr
