The museum began as the colonial exhibition of 1931, was renamed in 1935 the Musée de la France d’Outre-mer, then in 1960 the Musée des Arts africains et océaniens, and finally in 1990 the Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie.

In 2003 the museum's collection was merged into the Musée du quai Branly, and in its place the Palais de la Porte Dorée now houses the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. Its excellent tropical aquarium, in the cellar, remains open to the public.

See also

• List of museums in Paris

References

• Palais de la Porte Dorée - Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
• Aquarium Tropical, Palais de la Porte Dorée
• France diplomatie article (French)
• Paris.org entry
• Museums of Paris entry