MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL ALBERT KAHN
The Albert-Kahn departmental museum and its garden cover four hectares. This museum is classified as a "Musée de France" by the State and is registered as a Historic Monument.
It is one of the most visited sites in Île-de-France outside of Paris.
MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL ALBERT KAHN
The Albert-Kahn departmental museum and its garden cover four hectares. This museum is classified as a "Musée de France" by the State and is registered as a Historic Monument.
It is one of the most visited sites in Île-de-France outside of Paris.
THE MUSEUM
At the heart of the museum, the magnificent autochromes are all testimonies of Albert Kahn’s travels and his encounters with the different cultures of the world.
Alongside the photographs, a filmed collection will also be presented.
the garden
On the garden side, each scene is a reference to a current of garden art, completed according to Albert Kahn’s personal tastes and sensibilities.
The "regular" style in the French garden created by the famous landscape architects Duchêne, the "landscape" style in the English garden, the fashion of "Japonisme" in the Japanese garden or even a "woodland scene" in the Vosges forest, evoking the native landscape of Albert Kahn.
INFORMATION
Price:
Full price: 9 euros / Reduced price: 6 euros
Information and reservations:
01 55 19 28 00
museealbertkahn@hauts-de-seine.fr
Site : albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr
Opening hours
From 11am to 6pm, October to March: last entry at 5pm, museum and garden close at 5:30pm
From 11am to 7pm, April to September: last entry at 6pm, museum and garden close at 6:30pm
Annual closure from January 1st to 20th inclusive, 2025, as well as May 1st and December 25th.
Booking is strongly recommended on weekends.
Address 2 rue du Port
Métro : Boulogne-Pont de Saint Cloud (M10)
Services and equipment : reduced accessibility for people with reduced mobility
programmation
Expositions
« Bénin aller-retour Regards sur le Dahomey de 1930 » Until June 14, 2026
In 1930, Father Aupiais, a Catholic missionary, and Frédéric Gadmer, an operator for the Archives of the Planet, spent four months documenting Dahomey (present-day Benin). These films and autochrome photographs, along with objects loaned notably by the Quai Branly Museum, take you to the very heart of royal ceremonies and Vodun cults. vodún. In parallel, the creations of contemporary artists, such as Roméo Mivekannin or Ishola Akpo, offer a current and sensitive perspective on these images from the past century, extending the approach of sharing and bringing cultures closer together desired by Albert Kahn.
- Guided tours : Sunday, March 22, 2:30 PM
- family workshops « le fil de nos histoires » parents and children (aged 6 and up) weave their family portrait in response to the works of Ishola Akpo. Using photographs from the exhibition and their personal archives, they link the images together with embroidery to create a collective and intimate work.
Sunday, March 29th at 3:30 PM
« Fleurs de guerre » until March 15, 2026
Each year, the Albert-Kahn departmental museum invites an artist to draw inspiration from its collections during a six-month creative residency.
The visual artist 1011 offers a contemporary perspective on images of the Great War preserved in the Archives of the Planet. She inventories the "flowers of war" that grow in combat zones, brought by soldiers from all walks of life. In the Plaques Room, her colored pencil drawings respond to autochromes of devastated landscapes and portraits of combatants, resonating with poetry and tragic memory while raising questions about plant resilience and biodiversity.
Festive closing day on March 15th :
- Family workshop introducing botanical drawing for ages 7 and up: 10:30 am
- Meeting with the artist, François Vernier (botanist), and Manon Jeanteur (cultural project manager at ECPAD): 2 p.m.
- Musical performance by singer Delphine Coutant: 3:30 pm
- Gardening workshop: 4pm
“Foliating Memories” du 10 mars au 26 avril. Installation in the greenhouse of the artist Kim Doan Quoc
With family
Baby visit to the museum
Everyone has a place at the museum! Parents and babies alike use their senses to awaken to art and marvel at shapes and colors. The museum guide leads you through images of Albert Kahn's world for a memorable shared experience.
Duration: 45 min
From 2 to 18 months
Wednesday, March 25 Before opening, at 10:15 AM / by reservation
Permanent collections
Guided tour « un printemps japonais »
Japan left its mark on the work of Albert Kahn. Discover traces of this Japanese passion in the permanent exhibition and the landscaped garden during an immersive guided tour.
Sunday, March 29th at 11am
Tea ceremony
With its slow, precise movements, come and witness this meditative ritual: the Japanese tea ceremony. It is performed by the Urasenke school in our tea pavilion (located indoors during the off-season).
March 22nd and 24th at 11am
AGENDA
Musee Departemental Albert Kahn
THE MUSEUM
At the heart of the museum, the magnificent autochromes are all testimonies of Albert Kahn’s travels and his encounters with the different cultures of the world.
Alongside the photographs, a filmed collection will also be presented.
the garden
On the garden side, each scene is a reference to a current of garden art, completed according to Albert Kahn’s personal tastes and sensibilities.
The "regular" style in the French garden created by the famous landscape architects Duchêne, the "landscape" style in the English garden, the fashion of "Japonisme" in the Japanese garden or even a "woodland scene" in the Vosges forest, evoking the native landscape of Albert Kahn.
INFORMATION
Price:
Full price: 8 euros / Reduced price: 5 euros
Information and reservations:
01 55 19 28 00
museealbertkahn@hauts-de-seine.fr
Site : albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.fr
Opening hours
From 11am to 6pm, October to March: last entry at 5pm, museum and garden close at 5:30pm
From 11am to 7pm, April to September: last entry at 6pm, museum and garden close at 6:30pm
Fermeture annuelle du 1er au 15 janvier inclus , ainsi que les 1er mai et 25 décembre
Booking is strongly recommended on weekends.
Fermeture du 1er au 15 janvier 2024
Address 2 rue du Port
Métro : Boulogne-Pont de Saint Cloud (M10)
Services and equipment : reduced accessibility for people with reduced mobility
Festival Mondes en commun, du 17 mai au 07 septembre : Voir plus
Le festival Mondes en commun présente des travaux photographiques qui explorent, chacun à leur manière, les permanences et les transformations du monde contemporain.
Des costumes traditionnels bretons aux habitants des villes d’Amazonie, des vues du Soudan aux portraits d’épouvantails britanniques ou de vaches européennes, les dix séries exposées dans le jardin déclinent un inventaire visuel du monde cher à l’inventeur des Archives de la Planète, le banquier et philanthrope Albert Kahn (1860-1940).
• Visite découverte du festival et du jardin :
- Guided tour : 13 juillet à 14h30**
- Guided tour : 20 juillet à 11h15**
- Guided tour : 27 juillet à 14h30**
• Atelier photogramme en famille (à partir de 6 ans) :
Dimanche 20 juillet 2025 à 15h30**
Les histoires d’Albert
Pour les enfants de 2-3 ans.
Le musée regorge d’histoires. Une médiatrice vous emmène à la découverte du monde d’Albert Kahn, à travers les images, le jardin et les contes qui l’habitent.
- Mercredi 23 juillet à 10h15 : Inscription **
- Dimanche 27 juillet à 10h15 : Inscription **
Samedi 06 juillet 2025 à 15h
- Projection du documentaire Ar Yezh suivie d’une rencontre avec Aurélie Scouarnec**
Samedi 13 juillet à 11h15
- Découverte du jardin avec Pl@nNet**
Participez à une visite guidée insolite du jardin du musée départemental Albert-Kahn.
Avec une médiatrice, vous aurez l’occasion de découvrir l’application Pl@ntnet, qui vous permettra d’identifier les plantes, de partager vos observations et de contribuer à un projet collaboratif.
Une belle manière d’explorer l’histoire du lieu tout en participant à sa préservation.
** = Sous réserve de place disponible.
La billetterie en ligne du Musée Albert Kahn peut être en maintenance, dans ce cas de figure il ne sera pas possible de réserver vos billets en ligne.
Toutefois, vous pouvez acheter vos billets directement à l’accueil le jour même.
