Since its opening in June 2006, the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac has sought to question the meaning, use and reach of the collections in its care.
This crucial requirement is underscored on a scientific level, like the extensive research on provenance launched in 2019 in order to understand the conditions under which works journey from their country of origin to the national collections.
The museum's ongoing reflections also take the form of an ambitious and multi-faceted programme encompassing these questions. (see page Slavery, (de)colonisation and civil rights).