5,000 years of rare Asian artworks and artefacts spanning countries such as Japan, China, Korea, India are housed in Musée Guimet, Paris.
5,000 years of rare Asian artworks and artefacts spanning countries such as Japan, China, Korea, India are housed in Musée Guimet, Paris.The Louvre, the Quai d’Orsay, the Pompidou Center — and possibly the most recent addition — the Fondation Louis Vuitton, are the first museums that come to mind when considering Paris museums.
The actual name of the museum, the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet, changed during Guimet’s lifetime from focusing on the religions of Ancient Egypt to Asian civilisations’ art. Encouraged by Guimet, other archaeologists travelled to Cambodia and Siam to study the local cultures and acquire more artefacts for the expanding museum. In 1884, Guimet gave his enormous collection to France.
Since then, the collections have expanded and become more diverse while retaining the interest in and admiration for Asian art and the region’s historical adaptability and inventiveness. The contributions of Paul Pelliot and Edouard de Chavannes from their travels to China and Central Asia, along with the initial artefacts gathered by Louis Delaport that served as the foundation for the Trocadéro’s Indochinese Museum, helped to expand the collections in 1927.
After immersing yourself in these fantastic and rich visual cultures, you can head down to the cafe on the lower ground floor named Salon des Porcelaines, where the food predominantly focuses on an Asian theme. After refreshments, you can browse the books at the museum’s boutique bookshop. There is also a handful of beautiful merchandise, such as jewellery, silk scarves, and tableware.
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