Área de identidad
Tipo de entidad
Entidad colectiva
Forma autorizada del nombre
Musée Guimet, Paris
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nombre
- Le musée national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet,
Forma(s) normalizada del nombre, de acuerdo a otras reglas
Otra(s) forma(s) de nombre
Identificadores para instituciones
Área de descripción
Fechas de existencia
1889 -
Historia
First established in Lyon and then transferred to Paris in the building Émile Guimet had raised on the hill of Chaillot, the historic building on the Place d’Iéna arose from his vast project to create a museum of religions in the wake of his pivotal travels in Egypt.
Fascinated by the East and its civilisations, he assembled there his outstanding collections, notably the ones he brought back from his travels in Japan, China, and India in 1876-1877.