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, Museum of Asian Arts of the City of Paris, by actively seeking patronage and promoting knowledge of Asian arts and cultures through the organization of monthly conferences and exhibition tours.

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 ...

free admission to the temporary exhibitions of the Cernuschi Museum.
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.
Free Paris Museums pass for benefactor members
free admission to conferences in the auditorium and museum tours
the free catalogs of exhibitions of the Cernuschi Museum for benefactor members.
a reduction of 5% on the catalogs of the Cernuschi Museum
a reduction of 30% on books published by the Ecole Française d'Extreme-Orient, reserved for benefactor members.
participation in tours organized by the Society of Friends

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Left picture: Golden bronze bear. China. Han era

Adopt a work of art

Whether you are an individual or a company, concerned about the preservation and the enrichment of the collections of a museum that is close to your heart, you can adopt a work of art (object or painting from China, Japan , Vietnam or Korea) with a view to its restoration or acquisition.

Tribute to Madame Delphine Lévy

The sudden disappearance of Delphine Lévy, General Director of Paris Musée, saddens us. We have always found, thanks to frank, direct and constructive exchanges, the conditions so that the SAMC can support the Cernuschi Museum. Delphine Lévy played an important role in the search for our complementarities. The Society of Friends of the Cernuschi Museum presents its most sincere condolences to its family and friends.
René Abate
CEO
SAMC

Conferences

January 13 2021

YUN Duseo (1668-1715), painter-literate from Joseon. A self-portrait between the art of painting and the art of writing

lecture by RYU Nae-young, doctor of art history, specialist of YUN Duseo. YUN Duseo was born into a literate family of high officials, the YUN of the city of Haenam, in this [...]