Guimet research plan 2026 2030 3

Summary

Introduction

to the Research Plan

Part 1

The structuring

axes of research

at the Villa Guimet

Axis 1

Materiality 8

Study of the stucco and unf ired clay

of Afghanistan , the 3rd – 8th centuries

of our era discovered in an archaeological context   9

Fakes and forgers in Chinese antiquities 9

Chinese Neolithic ceramics a technical study 11

Joint project for the analysis of bronze

objects from Liyu between the Guimet Museum

and the Shanghai Museum 11

Study of Bronze Art in Southeast Asia

Conservation and restoration programs for

paintings of Tibetan Buddhism Chinese

and Japanese paintings Indian textiles 12

Axis 2

Context of creation 14

New Technologies for a revised chronology

of the Indo - Iranian frontiers ( 7000 to 2600 BCE )   15

Understanding the trade routes

between China and Central Asia

( 5th century BCE – 5th century CE )   15

" Resonating with the gods "

in China . Communication objects

and divinatory interfaces 16

Study of a corpus of Chinese ceramics :

Dehua white porcelain 16

Presence and representation of foreign plants

in Chinese culture : introduction , reception ,

acclimatization and integration in the Ming

and Qing dynasties   17

The collections of the Musée d Ennery in context 18

Between text and image the written word

as a contextual source 19

Study of movable Uyghur printing characters

brought back by the Pelliot mission 20

Research avenues for contemporary art 20

Axis 3

History of the collections 22

Research program on the history of Chinese

collections circulating on the art market

in the 20th century through the study

of the C . T . Loo / Frank Caro collection   23

Valorisation of the paper and photographic

archives of the French Archaeological

Delegation in Afghanistan ( DAFA )   24

Axis 4

Perceptions of Asia in Europe

/ Perceptions of Europe in Asia 25

Joseon Korea : a " Hermit Kingdom " ?   26

The HikarIA research project   26

Diplomatic gifts and the circulation

of prestigious objects between Japan

and Europe , 1850 - 1864 : a comparative

history of the reception of Japanese objects

by European courts at the end of the 19th century     28

The museum as a constitution of knowledge 29

Global or local : museographic stakes

for Asian art museums past and present 30

Part 2

The Villa Guimet :

research tools , resources

and partnerships

Introduction 34

Partnership policy

with scientific institutions

in France and abroad 36

Partnership policy with national

scientif ic institutions 37

Partnership policy with international

scientif ic institutions 38

Enrichment of the library

documentation and archives 39

Collections 40

A document classif ication plan 41

Documentation policy 42

Towards dematerialized documentation

for broader sharing 42

Enhancement of the collection 43

Accessibility online

and offline of the collections 44

The musée Guimet and

its role as a great department

of asian art 45

The musée Guimet , a pivotal role 45

Developing a structured scientif ic network 46

Federating , supporting , strengthening

the dialogue around the Villa Guimet 46

Regional and scientif ic development strategy 47

Research valorisation 48

Strategic Objectives 49

Scientif ic events : seminars , symposia , conferences 49

Dissemination through the written word :

enhancing the museum ’ s scientif ic visibility 50

Online dissemination : towards an open

and shared science 50

The Villa Guimet : a catalyst for scientif ic

dissemination 51

Governance , evaluation and resources 51

Conclusion of

the research plan

Annexes

Villa Guimet resources tools and spaces 54

Organizational chart of the scientif ic team 56

Biographies of the curator researchers 57

Synoptic table of research projects 61

Summary