Musée Guimet
Paris
Exhibition
The China of Porcelain, from the 9th to the 18th Century
How can masterpieces of porcelain be shown in a different way? The Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet attempts an unprecedented answer with an exhibition conceived as an immersive experience, halfway between a guided tour and a journey. The exhibition spans nearly a millennium of history, from the 9th to the...
Paris
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20 May 2026 to 31 August 2026
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How can masterpieces of porcelain be shown in a different way? The Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet attempts an unprecedented answer with an exhibition conceived as an immersive experience, halfway between a guided tour and a journey. The exhibition spans nearly a millennium of history, from the 9th to the...
At the Musée Guimet, some forty Chinese porcelains from the 9th to the 18th century are discovered within an immersive real-time 3D setting, the museum's first virtual exhibition.
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To journey through a thousand years of Chinese porcelain via an immersive and unprecedented approach. The 3D setting, with its play of light and seasons, renews our view of familiar objects. A stimulating reflection on the digital in the museum.
["Nearly a millennium of Chinese porcelain, from the 9th to the 18th century.","Some forty pieces emblematic of the Guimet collections.","An immersive real-time 3D setting (light, rain, wind, spatialized sound).","The m...
["Nearly a millennium of Chinese porcelain, from the 9th to the 18th century.","Some forty pieces emblematic of the Guimet collections.","An immersive real-time 3D setting (light, rain, wind, spatialized sound).","The museum's first virtua...
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How can masterpieces of porcelain be shown in a different way? The Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet attempts an unprecedented answer with an exhibition conceived as an immersive experience, halfway between a guided tour and a journey. The exhibition spans nearly a millennium of history, from the 9th to the.
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To journey through a thousand years of Chinese porcelain via an immersive and unprecedented approach. The 3D setting, with its play of light and seasons, renews our view of familiar objects. A stimulating reflection on the digital in the museum.
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On Expo Paris, The China of Porcelain, from the 9th to the 18th Century is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée Guimet, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.
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For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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