Situated close to the Eiffel Tower, the Musee du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, is known in English as the Quai Branly Museum – nicknamed MQB. The Paris, France museum features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Opened in 2006, in June 2016 “Jacques Chirac” was appended to the museum’s name.

The museum complex contains several buildings, as well as a mediatheque and a garden. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel, and the facade measures approximately 13,000 sf (1,200 m). Yet its most noticeable feature is the stunning 200 m long by 12 m tall living wall covering the entire northwest facade.

Designed and planted by French botanist Dr. Patrick Blanc, the 650-foot-long and 40-foot high Musee du quai Branly greenwall is one of Blanc’s most famous vertical gardens, and one of the most highly photographed in the world. Facing the River Seine with a park and small streets in between, the micro-climate creates a good environment for a large variety of plants.

Patrick Blanc’s hydroponic Vertical Garden System, known as Le Mur Vegetal in French, allows both plants and buildings to live in harmony with one another, and can be implemented both inside and out.