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Annexes

Annexes

Guimet research plan 2026 2030

The Villa Guimet , an international centre for research

on Asian arts

Launched by Yannick LINTZ , president of the Musée

Guimet , the Villa Guimet aims to transform the Hôtel

d ' Heidelbach , one of the museum ' s three sites , into an

international research centre . The research carried out

within the framework of the Villa Guimet benef its from

documentary and scientif ic resources as well as from

the network of researchers already largely constituted .

The missions

The Villa Guimet will have three priority missions :

→ to preserve and enhance the exceptional collections

of the Musée Guimet ;

→ to develop research on Asian arts at the international

level by hosting researchers and conducting

innovative research and creation programmes for

artists ;

→ to promote and disseminate the results of research

through an ambitious programme of conferences ,

seminars and cultural activities .

Holdings

The Villa Guimet makes available the exceptional

collections of the library archives scientific

documentation and photographic collections of the

museum Among the important collections are the

collections of Émile Guimet Paul Pelliot Joseph

Hackin C T Loo and Hippolyte Frandin In order to

promote the activities of researchers the Villa Guimet

will make the following collections accessible

→ 65 000 f iles on the works kept at the museum

→ 100 000 literary and social science research works

thousands of catalogues more than 1 500 periodical

titles

→ 600 000 unpublished old photographs of

archaeological sites regions and little known eras

in Asian countries ,

→ 1000 linear metres of historical and scientific

archives ,

→ 25 TB of digital archives ,

→ 4 , 000 sound and audiovisual archives .

Team

The Villa Guimet , under the direction of Lise Mész ,

chief curator of heritage and archaeologist , is

composed of five poles : Archives , Documentation ,

Library , Photographs and Research . It works closely

with the Collections and Conservation Department

and the Programming and Audiences Department to

promote the enhancement of the collections and the

dissemination of knowledge .  

Contacts

Lise Mész

( Director of the Villa Guimet )

→ lise . mesz@guimet . fr

Claire Cotard - Florentin

Head of the Archives Department

→ claire f lorentin@guimet fr

Cristina Cramerotti

Head of the Library Department

→ cristina cramerotti@guimet fr

Lise Mész

Head of the Research Department

→ lise mesz@guimet fr

Édouard de Saint Ours

Head of the Photography Department

→ edouard desaintours@guimet fr

Ananya Pramod

Documentation Of f icer of the Documentation

Department s collections

→ ananya pramod@guimet fr

Villa Guimet : resources ,

tools and spaces

Access

The Villa Guimet is located at the Musée Guimet ,

6 place d ' Iéna , 75116 Paris

Metro → Line 9 , Iéna station ; Line 6 , Boissière station

Bus → Lines 32 , 63 and 82 , Iéna stop ; Lines 22 and 30 ,

Kleber - Boissière stop ; Line 32 , Albert de Mun stop

RER → Line C , Pont de l ' Alma station

Future space

By 2030 , the Hôtel d ' Heidelbach , an annex of the

Musée Guimet located at 19 avenue d ' Iéna in Paris , will

undergo a profound transformation to accommodate

the Villa Guimet . Its renovation will provide an

exceptional setting for the reception of researchers

and artists in residence as well as the general public

interested in Asian arts .

The Villa Guimet will include :

→ consultation and reading rooms as well as of f ices for

researchers and collective workspaces ;

→ a conference room in addition to the museum ' s

auditorium ;

→ storage rooms and a workshop for the conservation ,

treatment and management of the collections , as

well as a treatment and conservation room for the

preservation of the collections ;

→ convivial spaces to enhance this exceptional

working environment : a Japanese garden with a tea

pavilion , rest and dining areas .

These initiatives will enable the Villa Guimet to

constitute a living space for dialogue and culture ,

heritage and creation to preserve and enhance the

exceptional collections on Asian arts , to welcome

researchers and innovative projects , to promote and

disseminate the results of this research through a

programme of conferences , seminars and cultural

activities in the future .

Resources

In addition to documentary resources , the Villa Guimet

uses new technologies to serve heritage . For example ,

the HikarIA project ( 2023 - 2026 ) , led by the Musée

Guimet in partnership with Teklia and funded by the

France 2030 plan , is an innovative program that uses

artif icial intelligence to analyze the Dubois collection

( 19 , 000 photos ) , other Japanese collections of the

museum 2 000 photos and similar collections AI

models will be trained to analyze visual elements and

reveal never before seen data on colors image

sequences and iconographic patterns All this

information will be accessible via a digital platform

designed for the general public and researchers This

project will enhance the photographic collections of

the Musée Guimet and enrich knowledge of Japanese

photography before 1912 while exploring new

approaches to automated indexing

The digital dimension of the Villa Guimet project is

fundamental The digital dissemination strategy of the

collections is based like other major heritage

institutions on the creation of a documentary portal

accessible online and editorialized in order to guide

researchers and the general public in research around

and on the collections kept at the museum .

This documentary portal will allow a variety of research

to be carried out and will make accessible all the

resources and scientif ic content conserved or created

by the museum and its teams .

Its objective is to identify and report on French and

foreign documentary resources and scientific and

technical literature on Asian arts :

→ access to the catalogue of the Research Library on

Archaeology and Asian Arts , which includes more

than 100 , 000 monograph entries and 300

periodicals ,

→ access to the database of collections of works held

at the museum or deposited in other institutions ,

→ access to archival f inding aids and digitised paper

archives and photographic collections , numbering

600 , 000 ,

→ access to a wide range of resources and links to

digital platforms related to Asian cultures , but also

→ access to sound and audiovisual archives kept or

produced in the context of scientific activities ,

conference recordings , videos or digital devices

produced during thematic exhibitions ,

→ access to various publications ( catalogues , essays ,

proceedings , articles , digital exhibitions or thematic

tours , etc . ) .

It will of fer many features to carry out a search , save it ,

export data and images , and monitor research news at

the Villa Guimet .

Networks of researchers

The research policy of the Villa Guimet is also based

on the mobilization of eminent researchers . The

scientif ic team of the Villa Guimet is composed of 14

specialists and researchers ( see Appendix 1 ) of the

museum ' s conservation and collections , specialized in

all f ields of Asian art and archaeology . In addition , Villa

Guimet has established research partnerships with

leading national and international institutions such as :

→ French School of the Far East ( EFEO )

→ Agha Khan Foundation for Culture

→ French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan

( DAFA )

→ Dunhuang Academy

→ French Institute for Research on Japan

The hosting of researchers on long or short term

scientif ic stays the granting of scientif ic residence

grants to doctoral students post doctoral fellows or

even experienced researchers and the support for

publication are valuable supports for the development

of international research on Asian arts