Guimet research plan 2026 2030

Partnership policy

with international scientific

institutions

At the international level , multi - year partnerships are being developed with scientif ic

foundations and institutions . Over the next f ive years , several partnerships will be

prioritized with the Dunhuang Academy , the Aga Khan Development Network

( AKDN ) Foundation , and the National Museum of Tokyo .

The f irst associates the museum with the Dunhuang Academy , one of the most

prestigious research centers in China , with two main of f ices , one located on the site

of the caves in Mogao and the other in Lanzhou . The Academy is dedicated to the

conservation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Mogao Grottoes near

Dunhuang in Gansu , research on Dunhuang manuscripts and murals , and the

training of specialists in the field . It has a team of researchers ( documentary

engineers , chemists , photographers , and curators ) and a digital reference

documentation on the Mogao Caves . The Musée Guimet , with its Pelliot collection

( more than 250 paintings , a hundred textile fragments and sculptures ) , wishes

to structure common research on the contextualization of works and on experiences

of digital immersion and enhancement . A programme could also be developed

around the chemical and technical analysis of paintings from our collections and

other samples from the collections held by the Dunhuang Academy and partner

institutions ( British Library , British Museum , Victoria & Albert Museum , Hermitage

Museum , Humboldt Forum in Berlin , etc . ) .

Another partnership has been established with the Aga Khan Development Network

( AKDN ) Foundation . This association works in favour of the restoration and

rehabilitation of historic sites in areas common to the collections of the Musée

Guimet , such as India , Pakistan and Afghanistan . The collaboration will focus on the

promotion of the archives of the Villa Guimet linked to these geographical areas

and the Foundation ' s contribution to exhibitions on India and Pakistan . A series of

public conferences will also be able to discuss the current state of archaeological

and heritage research in these countries .

Another form of international collaboration will be , subject to funding ,

the establishment of the Villa Guimet as a place of residence for museum curators

from all over the world . These grants should make it possible to welcome

professionals for stays of one to six months , so that they can conduct research from

the museum ' s resources or be associated with scientif ic projects included in the

f ive - year research plan . The Villa Guimet will thus become a real place of exchange

and museum cooperation , conducive to the sharing of visions and practices around

research on Asian arts .

Finally , as part of its digital project , the Villa Guimet will collaborate with partner

institutions in France and abroad . After an inventory of the digital humanities

platforms corresponding to the themes of the Villa Guimet ' s resources , a strategy

will be put in place to def ine the resources to be shared , whether they are resources

from other platforms to be found on the Villa Guimet digital portal or resources

produced by Villa Guimet to be disseminated on other platforms

The structuring of these partnerships will give visibility to the research carried out

within the Villa Guimet a place for dialogue synergy and the production of

knowledge on Asian arts

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