The Guimet Museum accused of making Tibet invisible by four associations
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Associations will demonstrate in Paris in September 2024 to denounce the erasure of their culture in certain Parisian museums. ERIC BRONCARD / HANS LUCAS/AFP
An appeal for abuse of power was filed with the Paris Administrative Court on Wednesday, July 2, accusing the Guimet Museum of making Tibet, a Chinese colony, invisible. Changes to the names of exhibition rooms and written material are among the issues at issue.
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I subscribeThe signal was given in early 2024. Four Tibetan associations noticed a curious change in nomenclature within the Guimet Museum , which specializes in Asian art. The name of the "Tibet-Nepal" room was replaced by the terms "Himalayan World," and the labels of the exhibited objects no longer mentioned their exact provenance as before, but simply mentioned "Tibetan Art." Considering this as an attempt to make the territory invisible, the organizations took the matter to court on July 2, filing an appeal for abuse of power with the Paris Administrative Court.
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