Guimet research plan 2026 2030

Developing a structured

scientific network

The study of Asian collections requires an in - depth knowledge of the historical ,

cultural and technical contexts specific to each type of object . To trace their

provenance – to identify the successive owners , understand their function , choose

the appropriate conservation methods , and even shed light on their original site

– it is necessary to mobilise specialised expertise . Out of context , these objects

often lose their social signif icance in favor of a simple aesthetic value . It is therefore

essential to reconnect Hindu or Buddhist statues , ceramics , paintings , Tibetan

thangkas , bronzes , jades , photographs or illustrated books to the origins of their

creation .

In this perspective , the Musée Guimet , with its curators who are experts in Asian

arts , is at the centre of a national and international scientif ic network as a major

department of Asian arts . It supports museums , which are sometimes limited in

resources , in the study of their Asian collections , by providing methodological

support and pooling of skills .

This network benef its works as much – through the authentication or identif ication

of forgeries , the search for provenances , the study of sources in the original

language , the function of the work , or the study of a regional craze for Asia and an

art market – as well as the search for an enriching dialogue between Asia and

France .

These exchanges make it possible to develop research into mutual inf luences ,

as well as to compare the social , artistic and technical responses that each cultural

area tries to resolve ( architecture ; landscape painting ; funerary rituals ; palatial art ;

formation of artistic movements ; restoration of ceramics ) . Contemporary art , a f ield

for which the Musée Guimet has been developing a global strategy for several

years , will also play a role in these dialogues between works of art and the view

of society .

Federating , supporting ,

strengthening the dialogue

around the Villa Guimet

In this way , the Villa Guimet will contribute to federating and animating a national

network around Asian collections . Solid links have already been established

with many museums as part of the museum ' s territorial strategy ( exhibitions and

loan and deposit policy ) , in particular with the recent deployment of the " Guimet + "

in the regions The exhibitions which have been organized since 2024 lay the f irst

foundations of these scientific cooperations by making it possible to study

the collections in museum reserves and to propose a meeting of Asia around

four predef ined cultural areas China Japan the Indian World and the Himalayan

World The desire in the long term to have Guimet simultaneously in dif ferent

French cities and to circulate the contents by presenting masterpieces from

the national collections accompanied by ambitious mediation tools represents

the keystone of the Musée Guimet s role as a major department of Asian arts

and constitutes the most visible part of it at the national level

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