Discover the traditions of this Papua New Guinean people at the Musée de l'Homme

For the duration of a weekend, share the traditions of the Huli people of Papua New Guinea at the heart of the Musée de l'Homme, on June 7 and 8, 2025, with encounters, workshops and family activities.

A special weekend is in store at the Musée de l'Homme, on June 7 and 8, 2025. Take the whole family to the heart of the traditions of the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, for two unique days in the company of Papuan chief Mundiya Kepanga. Ten years after offering the Musée de l'Homme his most precious piece of jewellery, a powerful gesture to raise awareness of the threats to the environment and traditional ways of life, Mundiya Kepanga returns to Paris to share his work with the museum's public.

Encounters, screenings, workshops, events and book signings await you as you explore nature, ancestral knowledge and the art of feathers with this striking man, whose presence in the capital is exceptional.

The program

Saturday, June 7th

11:30 a.m.: Rencontre Initiation nature with Mundiya Kepanga - from 6 years - duration: 1h

Discover the Trocadero Gardens with Mundiya Kepanga. A sensitive and poetic immersion, punctuated by stories and objects from the Papuan forest. With the participation of Marc Dozier (director and translator)

2:00 pm: Tête à tête with Mundiya Kepanga - from 6 years - duration: 30 min

Let Mundiya Kepanga tell you the story of the traditional outfit he donated to the museum. An intimate moment to discover the symbolic significance of his outfit.

At 2:30, 4:00 and 5:00 pm: À l'improviste animation - ages 6 and up - duration: 30 min

Feather stories from the heart of the collections, by Hugo Cottet-Dumoulin, the museum's scientific and cultural coordinator.

At 2.40pm and 5.30pm: Signing session with Mundiya Kepanga - All audiences - duration: 10 min session

Leave with a signed book as a souvenir of this unique weekend.

At 3:00 pm: Screening of the film L'exploration inversée, and meeting - from 6 years - duration: 1h30

Follow two Papuan chefs on an astonishing tour of France in the documentary L'exploration inversée, in the presence of Mundiya Kepanga and director Marc Dozier. A crossroads full of humor and emotion.

Sunday June 8th

11:15am: Rencontre L'art sacré des parures de la forêt - ages 6 and up - duration: 1h30

Immerse yourself in the world of Papuan finery with Mundiya Kepanga. One participant will be adorned from head to toe, as tradition dictates. A unique opportunity to be at the heart of the Huli tribe's ritual.

At 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm: Tête à tête with Mundiya Kepanga - from 6 years - duration: 30 min

Let Mundiya Kepanga tell you the story of the traditional outfit he donated to the museum. An intimate moment to discover the symbolic significance of his outfit.

2:30pm: Plumasserie d'art workshop - age 16 and up - duration: 2h - €7 in addition to admission ticket

Introduce yourself to the delicate art of featherwork with artisan Ana Gold. Create your own feather jewel and discover a rare skill echoing Papuan traditions.