Paris: the Musée Guimet celebrates India and Durga Puja over an entire weekend

Throughout the year, the Musée Guimet invites us to travel through a series of exhibitions and events of all kinds. Before heading off to Japan with the"Manga, tout un art" exhibition, the famous Parisian museum transports us to India, to discover the Durga Puja festival.

For an entire weekend, on Saturday September 27 and Sunday September 28, 2025, the Musée Guimet is organizing a series of events combining themed tours, encounters, performances, DJ sets and puppet shows. The aim? To immerse us in the festival of Durga Puja, the traditional spiritual and artistic celebration that is so popular in India. Every year, this event commemorates the victory of the goddess Durga, mother of the universe in the Hindu religion, over the demon Mahisha.

To mark the occasion, the Musée Guimet invites the public to enjoy a series of tours and performances on September 27 and 28, 2025. Please note that the performances, tours, lectures and literary encounters are free of charge, but only on presentation of a museum ticket. There is a charge for the puppet show.

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The Guimet Museum celebrates Durga Puja, the program

• Performances by Urmi Basak
  September 27 and 28 at 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 3 pm and 3:30 pm
  Come and discover ephemeral performances by Urmi Basak, an Indian artist who draws inspiration from motifs dedicated to the goddess Durga in some of her contemporary creations.
  
  
• Lecture tour: a tribute to the great goddess
  September 27 at 11am and 3pm (duration: 1h30)
  Indian scholar Alexandre Astier invites participants to discover the great goddess Devî as they explore the museum's collections.
  
  
• Rencontre littéraire autour de Kali Yuga with André Velter and guests
  September 27 at 4pm / Salles Chine - Asie centrale
  Founded by André Velter and Sophie Nauleau, the Kali Yuga magazine brings together the diverse and sensitive voices of writers, poets and philosophers to " review the end of the world ". Accompanied by Bartabas, director, poet and founder of the equestrian theater, and Jean-Claude Perrier, a writer specializing in India, André Velter invites the audience to discover the magazine and the world's renewal after chaos...
  
  
• Show - Rajasthani dances and puppets - Compagnie Théâtre en Tête
  Saturday September 27 and Sunday September 28 at 3pm (duration: 1h05) / Auditorium Jean-François Jarrige / From 3 years.
  Through scenes from daily life at the court of Emperor Akbar, this puppet show invites spectators to meet the picturesque characters (cobblers, elephant tamers or snake charmers) of this theater from Rajasthan, located in northwest India.
  
  
• DJ Set with Avantika
  From 7.30pm to 11.30pm, terrace opens at 7pm / At the Han Rooftop, on the museum terrace / Free
  DJ, producer and singer, Avantika is a pioneer with deep roots in Indian classical music. Come and dance to the rhythm of her swinging sounds on the terrace of the Musée Guimet.