Museum of Immigration History

In Paris, there is a museum of the history of immigration, which is called as a town of the history of immigration. It is located on the outskirts of the Vincennes forest, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, on Rue Domeznil, number 293. The building is the former Port Dore Palace, formerly home to the National Museum of Arts of Africa and Oceania, whose collection has been moved to the Museum of Primitive Art on Branly Quay.

Since, according to statistics, every 12 citizens of France is a native of another country, the creation of such a museum was predetermined. The idea to create such a museum was proposed by an immigrant from Algeria, Zaire Kedadush. In 1989, his initiative was supported by Jacques Chirac, as well as prominent historians of the country.

The opening took place in 2007. The area of exhibition halls of 1100 square meters is occupied by exhibits that since the XIX century display the history of life, culture of immigrants, presented in the form of photographs, drawings, works of art of immigrants, objects of their everyday life, etc. All exhibitions are devoted to national traditions, the way of thinking of immigrants, conveying the customs of his country. In addition to the exhibits of the history of immigration in the museum, every visitor can admire a large aquarium with exotic, tropical fish.