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Initially (1889), Emile Guimet wished a museum devoted to religions. It was transformed into a permanent exibit of Asian Arts, loosing its collection of Egyptian arts for the Louvre. But the numerous statues of Buddha are there to recall the initial aim.
45.000 objects are on exibit from : India, China, Japan, Afganistan, Pakistan, South East Asia.
It is the world largest collection of Thai art works which is abroad.
There are also thematic temporary exibits and conferences in the auditorium.
The art works are awesome but need to be explained. There are free audio guides in several languages because the labels are shortly written in French.
On my opinion, this museum is made for connoisseurs and I am not sure that the Asian tourists could be interested in things which have been stolen, bought or given as gifts.
I notice the museum is well organized and the lights have been skilfully placed (It has been remodeled 2 years ago).
Schedule : 10AM - 6PM closed on Tuesday
Tariff : 5.50 euros, 4 E for students, free for children under 18.
Free 1st Sunday of the month. Other Sundays : 4 E.
The visit includes a Japanese Garden nearby open at 1PM.
There is an Asian restaurant in the basement (expensive). Leave a Comment Address: 6 place Iena -75116 - ParisPhone: 331.56.52.53.00Directions: Metro : Iena (line 9) or Boissiere (line 6) Buses : 22. 30. 32. 82. 63 Batobus : Tour Eiffel RER : Pont de l'Alma Just in front of Washington's statueWebsite: www.museeguimet.fr Other Contact: Fax : 331.56.52.53.54
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I have additional photos from this museum in a travelogue on my Phnom Penh page. Leave a Comment
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 Entrance to Musee Guimet,
Paris by jrs1234
If you've been to Angkor Wat in Cambodia then many of the exhibits will seem familiar - they have many excellent items from that country. A fascinating place.
It's open daily except Tuesdays from 10am, last entrance is 5.30pm. Museum cards are accepted; if you don't have one then the normal adult entrance is 7 euros. Leave a Comment
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 Musée Guimet by shrimp56Leave a Comment
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Musée Guimet, one the most (if not The Most) extraordinary museums of Oriental Art in the world,
do not forget to visit its beautiful Annex nearby, the Musée du Panthéon Bouddhique with its Japanese garden
(19 avenue d'Iéna 75016).
The Guimet Museum has the largest collection of Asian art outside Asia.
The museum which was first located at Lyon in 1879 and was handed over to the state and transferred to Paris in 1885,
was founded by Émile Étienne Guimet, an industrialist.
Devoted to travel, Guimet was in 1876 commissioned by the minister of public instruction to study the religions of the Far East, and the museum contains many of the fruits of this expedition, as well as to those of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Leave a Comment Address: 6 Place d'Iéna 75 116 ParisDirections: Underground Station: Iéna, Boissière Bus Routes: 22, 30, 32, 82, 63 Opening hours: from 10 am to 6 pm Visits end: 5.45 pmWebsite: http://www.museeguimet.fr
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It is near The Paris City Museum of Modern Art as well as the Museum of Man in Palais Chaillot so you could easily spend a "musem day" in the area! Leave a Comment
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 musée Guimet by jakiline
I love this museum, specially the Rotunda: Emile GUIMET has conceived this museum as a centre for study. Thousands of books were housed in this rotunda (neo-classical architecture), first dedicated to Religions. It was inaugurated in 1889, and now it is protected as a historical monument. At the top of the Rotunda we can see the first photos of China and Japan by Baron Stillfried.
The Salon de thé offers a range of Asian dishes, all along the day, and various teas of course.
I will surely come back, there is so much to see, and to meditate. Address: 6, Place d'Iéna, Metro IENADirections: From TROCADERO you can go down avenue President Wilson to Place d'Iéna, and find the museum very easily as well (the metro station IENA is closed at the moment): from the street, you can see the ROTUNDA, part of the museumWebsite: www.museeguimet.fr
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The Musee Guimet is one of Paris' best kept secrets and is an absolute must if you have an interest in Central Asian history. It is simply, in a very small space, one of the world's best Asian museums.
Of course much of what is in this museum was plundered from tombs and monuments. Even if the museum purchased or were given the artefacts legitimately - and I am sure that they did, of course - the question remains as to whether the best place for these treasures is really in Paris. The same can be said for many other museums in Europe and elsewhere.
The first stop should be the museum's bookshop, where you can buy a guidebook. The exhibits themselves are labelled but there are not many explanatory panels. In the case of the Guimet, there is really little space for them!
The exhibits have been very deliberately chosen to display the very best from the many countries, so don't expect to see vast quantities of artefacts from any one country. It is a wise policy, and the result is a stunning colection, where every piece is a real gem.
The museum is - unsurprisingly, given the geographical coverage - particularly strong in Buddhist art , and it is a good idea to start in the area which deals with early Buddhist art from Pakistan, known as the Gandharan style. Many are shocked to see clear Greek styling in this Asian art, an obvious connection between Greece/Macedonia and Pakistan existed at Gandhara! The sections on Afghanistan and Xinjiang show the Central Asian influences as the European style declined....as Buddhism slowly filtered through the Karakoram Passes into Xinjiang and then eastwards along the Silk Road. Buddhism came to China (then Korea and Japan) not by sea through south-east Asia, but on a camel's back.
If I had to pick a single star of the show, it would have to be the grey Bodhisattva Maitreya statue in the Gandharan style.
If, of course, you cannot get to Paris, then it is worth taking the virtual tour at the website which shows many of the pieces. Leave a Comment Address: 6 place d'IenaPhone: (01) 56 52 53 00Directions: 16eme. Metro: Iena. Open 10am - 6pm.Website: http://www.museeguimet.fr
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Especially helpful for parents with children is the part of the website designed for "les jeunes" Leave a Comment
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It is the national museum of Asiatic arts -- in effect, a branch of the Louvre. Leave a Comment
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