The Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris has raised enough money to refresh the distinctive vertical garden wall (le mur végétal) that covers the Jean Nouvel-designed building’s facade following a successful crowdfunding campaign (the ethnographic museum bagged more than €52,160; the target of €50,000 had to be reached by 15 July). The French botanist Patrick Blanc, who designed the wall in 2004, will renovate the wall with 376 plant species from four continents—reflecting the diversity of the museum’s collection—and a new eco-friendly watering system. The project, which is planned to start this summer, will cost €150,000 in total.
