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Research Plan

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The Guimet Museum's first five-year research plan expresses a strong desire to place research at the heart of the institution's policy in the project led by its President, Yannick Lintz, since November 2022.

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Clone of Clone of Visit "Gold Ming"

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Discover the opulence of the Ming dynasty and of its gold masterpieces with Hélène Gascuel and Arnaud Bertrand (French and Chinese subtitles)

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Clone of Visit "Gold Ming"

sceptre ruyi

Discover the opulence of the Ming dynasty and of its gold masterpieces with Hélène Gascuel and Arnaud Bertrand (French and Chinese subtitles)

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Visit "Gold Ming"

sceptre ruyi

Discover the opulence of the Ming dynasty and of its gold masterpieces with Hélène Gascuel and Arnaud Bertrand (French and Chinese subtitles)

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Clone of Clone of Visit "Gold Ming"

sceptre ruyi

Discover the opulence of the Ming dynasty and of its gold masterpieces with Hélène Gascuel and Arnaud Bertrand (French and Chinese subtitles)

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Himalayan World

The supreme Buddha Vajrasattva and his consort

The different trends of tantric Buddhism place at the top of their pantheon a category of spiritual entities representing the supreme essence of Buddhist teaching. Vajrasattva, “the Diamond Being”, that is, “The One whose essence is the diamond”, is one of them.

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Afghanistan - Pakistan

Divinity seating in a "royal ease" position

This graceful, lightly smiling divinity originates from the Buddhist monastery of Fondukistan in the Ghorband valley in the heart of Hindu Kush mountains. 

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Southeast Asia

Portrait of King Jayavarman VII

Although deprived of any royal insignia or ornaments, this head is of King Jayavarman VII (r.1181-1218). It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of musée Guimet.

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Afghanistan - Pakistan

Two female figures under a portico (Begram treasure)

Indian ivory pieces found alongside Roman bronzes, glass from Alexandria and Chinese lacquer articles right in the midst of Afghanistan: archaeology has many (beautiful) surprises in store for us!

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