Portrait of a collector of objects in 18th-century Seoul
Lecture by Daeyol KIM, University Professor, National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO). In certain 18th-century paintings, notably those by KIM Hongdo [...]
the Society of Friends of the Cernuschi Museum
Founded in 1922 and recognized of public interest since 1986,
The Society of Friends of the Cernuschi Museum aims to enrich the collections of the Cernuschi Museum, the Asian Arts Museum of the city of Paris, through active research for patronage and to promote knowledge of Asian arts and cultures through the organization of monthly conferences and guided tours of exhibitions.
From the beginning of the twentieth century, the Society of Friends of the Cernuschi Museum contributed to the rediscovery of ancient Asia through major acquisitions in the field of Chinese archeology. At the same time, the museum and the Society of Friends play a pioneering role for Asian artists active in Paris, and bring into the permanent collections modern and contemporary works from China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea.
To be a member is to benefit ...
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free admission to the temporary exhibitions of the Cernuschi Museum.
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a reduction of 50% on the Paris Museums pass giving free access to the exhibitions of the municipal museums au lieu de Paris Museum Pass.
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Free Paris Museums pass for benefactor members
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free admission to conferences in the auditorium and museum tours
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the free catalogs of exhibitions of the Cernuschi Museum for benefactor members.
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a reduction of 5% on the catalogs of the Cernuschi Museum
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a reduction of 30% on books published by the Ecole Française d'Extreme-Orient, reserved for benefactor members.
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participation in tours organized by the Society of Friends
Left photo: Bear in gilded bronze. China. Han period
A CENTURY OF ACQUISITIONS
Cang Xin (born 1967), “Adding a Meter to an Anonymous Mountain,” 125 x 200 cm, 1995, Gift of the SAMC
This exceptionally large photograph captures the image of a performance carried out by ten artists from Beijing's East Village.
This is one of the most famous performances of a decade in which contemporary Chinese art experienced a remarkable boom, revealed in France by the major exhibitions of the early 2000s. According to one of its main instigators Zhang Huan, the work was inspired by the Chinese proverb "there are always higher mountains and more talented people" (shanwai you shan, renwai you ren, 山外有山，人外有人).
For the reopening of the Buddha room you will discover a monumental wooden sculpture of nearly twelve meters representing dragons.
Buddha Hall with the sculpture of the Japanese dragons restored and reinstated in its original location.©Paris Museums / Cernuschi Museum Photo Pierre-Antoine
Conferences
Reports
Silla – Gold and the Sacred
Guided tour of the exhibition at the MNAA – GUIMET. This exhibition, like others in various museums, commemorates the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and [...]
Journey of the Worlds
