Guimet research plan 2026 2030

Axis 1

Materiality

The first axis of research defined by the museum ' s curator team focuses on

the pieces ’ materiality . This analysis of the material , from its constitutive nature

to its sources of supply and its implementation , is , in itself , a fundamental aspect

of the study and understanding of the museum ' s collections , as well as for all

the institutional and private collections conserved throughout the world .

Among its areas of excellence , the Musée Guimet has been able to forge an

international reputation for their skills on the study of ceramics . From the very

beginning of the institution , Émile Guimet himself was interested in these specif ic

questions . Familiarised with the chemistry of materials through his work as

an industrial entrepreneur and head of the " Bleu Guimet " factories , the founder of

the museum had , from his trip to Asia in 1876 , made sure to gather a large collection

of ceramics from Japan and China . His choices were less based on aesthetic criteria

than on technical considerations linked to his interest in the use of colours in the

f iring process of terracotta , stoneware and porcelain . In the galleries on the ground

f loor of his " museum of religions " , there were two spaces , one devoted to China and

the other to Japan , in which the collections were brought together according

to technical criteria and , and , for Japan , according to contemporary potters ’ kilns .

The work of Daisy Lion - Goldschmidt and Madeleine Paul - David in the analysis and

characterization of Chinese and Japanese ceramics , their constituent materials

and the vocabulary related to their nature and their technical implementation – work

relayed by Christine Shimizu for Japan ( ceramics and lacquerware ) – has since been

milestones to which current research is still heir The most recent technologies

used by specialized laboratories f irst and foremost by the Centre for Research and

Restoration of the Museums of France C2RMF also allow for much more precise

and detailed analyses than in the past They will obviously offer prospects for

interesting investigations

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