Musee Guimet

The Musée Guimet in Paris's 16th arrondissement is the national museum of Asian arts. Founded in 1889 by the industrialist Émile Guimet, it now houses the largest collection of Asian sacred and artistic objects outside Asia. On the ground floor, you can explore Khmer art from Angkor Wat as well as works from India, Thailand, and Vietnam. The upper floors are devoted to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art, including porcelain and archaeological finds. The experience is rounded out by a small Japanese garden and a section in the former Hôtel Heidelbach that presents the Buddhist pantheon. The museum conveys the diversity of East Asian civilizations in an instructive way.