iFounded by the industrialist Émile Guimet, the museum opened in Lyon in 1879 and moved to its Place d'Iéna building in Paris in 1889. Its collections cover Cambodia, India, China, Japan, Korea, Himalayan and Central Asian art. The Panthéon Bouddhique wing, Khmer court and Chinese ceramics are among the highlights.

Seulgi Lee's monumental installation across the façade and fourth-floor rotunda, with 700 m of ribbons and bronze bells, for 140 years of French-Korean relations.

Korean trompe-l'œil bookshelf screens (chaekgeori), blending Chinese scholarly collecting with perspective learned from Jesuit art, with loans from the National Museum of Korea.
| MonToday | 10:00–18:00 |
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 10:00–18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00–18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00–18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–18:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–18:00 |
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Reduced rate 12 EUR; free for under 26s and on the first Sunday of the month
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