Lecture – The Musée du Quai Branly

The Douglas society, Alianza, the Denver Art Museum and the Alliance Française de Denver invite you to attend a lecture by Stéphane Martin on the new Parisian museum dedicated to non western art and cultures – the Musée du Quai Branly.

Coming up with the idea of an ethnographic museum in a country where the question of indigenous peoples isn’t discussed with as much intensity as it is in the United States, and where it directly impacts upon national identity, was not necessarily a given. It assumed the task of envisioning the specific way of displaying the artwork of these peoples, carrying on discourse about, them and portraying their representatives’ voices. At once a study and research center, library, theater and concert hall, the Quai Branly Museum provides various possibilities to put on display numerous works and the cultures from which they come. Stéphane Martin is the president of the Musée du Quai Branly.

Date: Wednesday November 7, at 7pm Location: Lewis Sharp Auditorium, Denver Art Museum (located on the lower level of the Hamilton Building).  Cost: $7 Alliance Française members (cash or check) RSVP: not necessary, you can pay at the door Please Note: This lecture will take place in English