The Musée Guimet is still revealing its secrets. For the 42nd Heritage Days, the Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet (MNAAG), located in the capital's 16th arrondissement , plans to reveal just a few of them to the general public.
Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine are an opportunity to open the doors of many mythical and exceptional places in Paris and elsewhere in France: major institutions, museums, historic monuments, parks and gardens, churches, cultural centers...
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement
For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris, the capital's historic and artistic monuments and landmarks are opening their doors (often free of charge) to let us in on their secrets. Don't miss this not-to-be-missed event, scheduled for the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025, on the theme of "Architectural Heritage". [Read more]
During this 2025 edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, a large number of museums and art foundations are opening their doors free of charge in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Join us on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025, for a program full of wonderful discoveries. [Read more]
This year, for the new Journées du Patrimoine, the Musée Guimet invites us to take advantage of its specially designed program. Immerse yourself in this fascinating museum, whose collections take us on a journey through history, with surprising exhibition spaces to enrich this cultural experience. Would you like to discover the program that awaits you for this new 42nd edition? Follow the guide!
We take you on a (re)discovery of the Musée Guimet, dedicated to Asian arts. On the program: an exotic tour of historical treasures in splendid surroundings. [Read more]
Asian temples and palaces were spectacular showcases for sacred works, precious objects and furniture, but above all for the lives of gods and princes. The works in the Musée Guimet's permanent collections evoke their structure, décor and magnificence.
What is the hidden life of the works in the Musée Guimet? How do they live in the museum? What does their daily life consist of?
Juliette Séjourné undertook a research-creation residency at the Musée Guimet to uncover some of the "invisible" aspects of museum life, and to devise a device for sensitive interaction with works of art. She shares her vision of the "hidden/secret" museum and invites us to put ourselves in the shoes of an object...
Juliette Séjourné is an artist and performer who blends theater, music and artistic installation. She works in a variety of contexts, from traditional stage spaces to installations and performances in various institutional and alternative venues.
A graduate in History from ENS Cachan and the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris, she has also trained in opera singing, classical and contemporary dance, as well as technical/technological tools, notably at Ircam.
Guided family tour (ages 7 to 12).
How did the tears of the beautiful Meng Jiangnu shake the terrible edifice?
A story that takes you back in time to meet the first emperors and the construction of the Great Wall of China.
Almost 25 years after the major restructuring of the Musée Guimet's museographic spaces and collections, Bruno Gaudin, the architect responsible for the renovation in association with his father Henri Gaudin (who will die in 2021), will look back on the period 1997-2001, and on the timeless architecture of the museum over the long term. Bernard Salignon, philosopher and professor of aesthetics at the University of Montpellier, and a close friend of Henri Gaudin, will share his views with Bruno Gaudin.
Henri Gaudin's books(Hors-les-murs, Édition Nicolas Chaudun, 2012, and Considération sur l'espace, Édition du Rocher, 2003) will be on display in the museum's bookshop-boutique.
Book signing for Bernard Salignon(Où : l'art, l'instant, le lieu, preface by Henri Gaudin, Éditions Le Cerf, 2008, and Rythme et art, les fins de l'architecture, charcoal illustrations by Henri Gaudin, Éditions Théétète, 2001).
Children's books to discover with a mischievous reader as they travel to Asia between images and words, on the theme of the Japanese home.
Surprises and treasures on every page!
Shall we go, friends?
Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024
Location
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet
6, place d´ Iéna - 19, avenue d´ Iéna
75116 Paris 16
Access
Metro line 9 "Iéna" station
Prices
Free
Official website
www.guimet.fr
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement
Journées du Patrimoine 2025: the program at museums in Paris and the Île-de-France region
The Musée des arts asiatiques - Guimet, an exotic spot in Paris
