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At the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet
At the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet
Other exhibitions to see at the moment
At the Court of Prince Genji - EXPO
- WE love : the refinement of this beautiful exhibition and understand the history of manga
- Or : at the Musée Guimet - Place Iéna, Paris 16th arrondissement
- Age : from 5 years
- When: until March 25, 2024
- Free of charge Under 26s (EU nationals) and on the 1st Sunday of each month
- Opening Every day except Tuesday
- Closing Tuesdays, May 1, December 25 and December 1st January
- schedule 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
- To know more The ticket includes access to the permanent collections, exhibitions and the Hôtel Heidelbach.
Guided family tours of the Musée Guimet
- Fun tour - Magical Journey to the Land of Dragons (from 6 years old)
- Guided tour - A magical journey to the land of the elephant god Ganesh (guided tour) (ages 7-14)
Enter the Court of Prince Genji ... 1000 years of Japanese imagination
It's a fascinating, beautiful exhibition, featuring all the themes of traditional Japan that have so inspired artists.
- At the heart of the fabulous Musée Guimet, the exhibition invites us to dream of the Japan of the imperial court around the influence of a seminal novel, "The so-called Genji".
- We're soon immersed in the Heian era (794-1185) and its courtly art.
- This was a unique period of freedom for women in Japanese history, when the arts and literature were promoted.
- "The Tale of Genji" was born in this context. It is considered one of the most important stories in Japanese culture.
- Written in XIth century by the poet Murasaki Shikibu, it has generated for a thousand years an extremely rich iconography that influenced even contemporary mangaka
- The novel recounts the life of one of these imperial princes, an extraordinary beauty, poet and charmer of women.
- All the ingredients of romance are present: There's the courtesan, the unrepentant seducer, the fascination of power, the different social classes, money, and even the scorned wife and jealous husband...
- The exhibition shows the influence of this novel on creativity: printsThe range includes fabrics, kimonos, sculptures, paintings and precious objects, including the lacquer boxes of an illustrious collector ... Marie-Antoinette!
- Gold lacquer, silk, mother-of-pearl and silver inlays ... everything is refinement
- To continue, a whole room - undoubtedly the favorite of our teens - is devoted to animated films and the presentation of mangas that still inspire artists to tell this story in the 21st century
- The second part focuses on Itarô Yamaguchi (1901-2007), a master weaver from Kyoto's Nishijin district. Here, we discover the meticulousness of the 4 rolls he for 30 years and again on the theme of "The so-called Genji". A jewel on display for the first time
Around the exhibition for children and families
- Ages 4 and up - "Workshop: from art to yoga - Explore the museum's collections and become more aware of your body, by combining the works of art with fun, relaxing yoga postures!
- Before age 6 - “Musical awakening Chong Chong Fei"A first musical awakening in front of the museum's works to listen to the sounds of Asia and discover nursery rhymes from China, India and Vietnam. A melodious and joyful journey (duration: 1h)
- In family : Ports of call offer an à la carte tour of the permanent collections, offering a choice of tour styles (poetic, humorous, observational, etc.) and cultural areas in very short, family-friendly formats
- From 7 years – “Open books, three fireflies between the pages!"Children's books to read and discover with a mischievous reader as you travel to Asia between pictures and words (duration 1h).
- Ages 7 to 12 - "Atelier : Expression manga - A vos crayons !"All the graphic tricks of the mangaka: this workshop weaves together traditional and popular Japanese art. Parents are not permitted to accompany children to this workshop.
- Ages 6 and up - “Karuta, a game of tales of the four seasons".on Sunday afternoon February 11 - a show for young audiences at the auditorium during the school vacations. A show by Isabelle Genlis and Fumie Hihara
- Ages 7 and up: "Waka, Japanese poems - an artistic initiation and collective creation for all, in the heart of the permanent collections. (duration 1h)
- Child with 1 adult – “Family workshop Secret messages from Japan"A creative workshop to forge links and imagine secret messages as in Japan