– EXHIBITION OVER –
At the National Museum of Asian Arts – Guimet
At the National Museum of Asian Arts – Guimet
Other exhibitions to see at the moment
At the Court of Prince Genji – THE EXPO
- We like: the refinement of this beautiful exhibition and understanding the history of the manga
- Where: at the Guimet Museum – Place Iéna, Paris 16th
- Age: from 5 years old
- When: until March 25, 2024
- Free : under 26 years old (EU national) and on the 1st Sunday of each month
- Opening : every day except Tuesday
- Closed: Tuesdays, May 1, December 25and January 1
- Hours : from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Note : the ticket allows access to the permanent collections, the exhibitions and the Hotel Heidelbach
Our guided family tours at the Guimet Museum
- Fun visit • Magical Trip to the Land of Dragons (from 6 years old)
- Storytelling tour • Magical journey to the land of the elephant god Ganesh (storytelling tour) (for 7-14 year olds)
Enter the Court of Prince Genji… 1000 years of Japanese imagination
It is a very beautiful, fascinating exhibition, where we find all the themes of traditional Japan, which have inspired artists so much.
- In the heart of the fabulous Guimet Museum, the exhibition invites us to dream of the Japan of the imperial court around the influence of a founding novel, “The Said Genji”
- Very quickly, we are immersed in the Heian period (794-1185) and its court art
- It was a unique period of freedom for women in the history of Japan where the arts and literature were favored
- “The Tale of Genji” was born in this context. It is considered one of the most important narratives in Japanese culture.
- Written in theeleventh century by the poet Murasaki Shikibu, it has generated an extremely rich iconography over the past thousand years that has influenced even contemporary mangaka
- The novel tells the life of one of these imperial princes, of extraordinary beauty, poet and charmer of women
- All the novelistic ingredients are present: there is the courtesan, the unrepentant seducer, the fascination of power, the different social classes, money, and even the scorned wife and the jealous husband…
- The exhibition shows us the influence of this novel on creativity: prints, 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, an entire room – undoubtedly the favorite of our teenagers – is devoted to animated films and the presentation of manga that still testify to the artists’ inspiration for this story in the twenty-first century
- The second part focuses on Itarô Yamaguchi (1901-2007), a master weaver from the Nishijin district of Kyoto. We discover the meticulousness of the 4 scrolls that he has woven for 30 years and always on the theme “The said Genji”. A gem on display for the first time
Around the exhibition for children and families
- From 4 years old – “Workshop: from arts to Yoga” – To explore the museum’s collections and become aware of your body, by associating the works with playful and relaxing yoga postures!
- Before 6 years old – “Chong Chong Fei Musical Awakening” – 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 or Vietnam. A melodious and joyful journey (duration: 1 hour)
- With the family : The stopovers offer an à la carte visit to the permanent collections, offering a choice of visiting styles (poetic, humorous, observation, etc.) and cultural areas in very short formats, suitable for families
- From 7 years old – “Open books, three fireflies between the pages!” – Children’s books to read and discover with a mischievous reader to travel in Asia between images and words. (duration 1 hour)
- From 7 to 12 years old – “Workshop: Manga expression – To your pencils!” All the graphic tricks of mangaka: this workshop weaves a link between traditional and popular art from Japan. Parents cannot accompany children to this workshop
- From 6 years old – “Karuta, tale game of the four seasons”, Sunday 11 February afternoon – show for young audiences in the auditorium during the school holidays. It is a show by Isabelle Genlis and Fumie Hihara
- From 7 years old: “Waka, Japanese poems” – an artistic initiation and a collective achievement for all, at the heart of the permanent collections. (duration 1 hour)
- Child with 1 adult – “Secret Messages from Japan Family Workshop” – A creative workshop to forge links and imagine secret messages like in Japan
