Guimet Museum

Guimet Museum
The museum in December 2013
Location within Paris
Established1879
Coordinates48°51′55″N 2°17′38″E / 48.86528°N 2.29389°E / 48.86528; 2.29389
TypeAsian art
Websitewww.guimet.fr (in French)

The Guimet Museum (full name in French: Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet; MNAAG; abbr. Musée Guimet) is a Parisian art museum with one of the largest collections of Asian art outside of Asia that includes items from Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Tibet, India, and Nepal, among other countries.

Founded in the late 19th century, it is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, at 6, place d'Iéna. Its name literally translated into English is the National Museum of Asian Arts-Guimet, or Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts.

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