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CONFERENCES
Wednesday, February 12th, 2:30PM, Salon Pelliot of the Hôtel Heidelbach, conference hosted by Vincent Durand-Dastès « Voyageurs des enfers. Figures de l'histoire et de la légende dans les peintures des Dix rois du monde des ténèbres chinois » (60 spots)
The courts of the Ten Kings of the Chinese underworld have been depicted in various forms for nearly a thousand years: illustrated sutras, bas-reliefs from rock sites, horizontal or vertical scrolls. Taking as a starting point a vertical scroll preserved at the Guimet Museum, the lecture will demonstrate how, in the final centuries of the imperial era, authors of liturgical paintings used by Buddhist or Taoist ritual masters began to include, in the iconography of the infernal courts, images of famous visitors to the Chinese underworld.
Who were the figures summoned by the infernal justice depicted in these paintings? Can we read, through their presence, a history of China through its "villains"? To what extent do the stories drawn from history or legend appear here to offer followers the hope of salvation, even from the depths of hell? We will also show how much these images are indebted to the religious and secular representations of Chinese sung theater.
Thursday, February 27th, 2:30PM, the auditorium of the Guimet Museum, conference hosted by Jean-David Levitte « une vie avec la Chine » (270 spots)
Ambassador of France and member of the Institute, Jean-David Levitte has closely witnessed the upheavals in China, from the Cultural Revolution, during which he was posted in Beijing, to the present day. As a privileged observer for 50 years, he passionately recounts and brilliantly analyzes, through numerous unpublished anecdotes, encounters at the highest levels of the state.
Jean-David Levitte has had an exceptionally distinguished diplomatic career: Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, then to the United States in Washington, and for sixteen years, he served as the foreign policy advisor to three French Presidents at the Élysée.
PRIVATE TOURS
FEBRUARY
Thursday, February 6th, 2PM, National Library of France ( site François Mitterrand, salle 70 ): off-site conference « Où en est la puissance chinoise ? État des lieux » ( 20 spots )
Thursday, February 6th, 7:30PM, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris : Movie « Warring Clans » (15 spots)
Thursday, February 20th, 10AM, Guimet Museum : private visit of the exhibition « La Chine des Tang : une dynastie cosmopolite (7e - 10e siècle) » with Eloïse Véronési , tour guide (19 spots)
Friday, February 21st, 10h30, Quai Branly Museum: private visit of the exhibition « au fil de l’or » with Hana Chidiac and Magali An Berthon, curators of the exhibition (19 spots)
Monday, February 24th, 2PM, Guimet Museum : visite privée de l’exposition « La Chine des Tang : une dynastie cosmopolite (7e - 10e siècle) » with Eloïse Véronési , tour guide (19 spots)
JANUARY
Wednesday, January 8th, 11:30PM, Maison de la culyure du Japon à Paros: private visit of the exhibition « Tokyo, naissance d’une ville moderne »(19 spots)
Monday, January 13th, 2PM, Guimet Museum: private visit of the exhibition «Tang China: A cosmopolitan dynasty (7th -10th century)» (19 spots)
Monday, January 20th, 11AM, Guimet Museum: private visit of the exhibition «Tang China: A cosmopolitan dynasty (7th -10th century)» (19 spots)
Tuesday, January 21st, 10:30AM, Sèvres, national museum of ceramic: private visit of the exhibition « Merveilles ! » (20 spots)
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2PM, Quai Branly Museum: private visit of the exhibition «Wayang Kulit: Théâtre d’ombres de Java et Bali »(20 spots)
Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30P, National Library of France ( site François Mitterrand, salle 70 ): off-site conference « Voyage extraordinaire en Asie (les traductions littéraires de Jules Verne au Japon, en Chine et au Vietnam »(20 spots)
DECEMBER
Thursday, December 5th, 12:00, Guimet Museum: private visit of the exhibition “Tang China: A cosmopolitan dynasty (7th -10th century)” (full)
Friday, December 6th, 10:30, Pompidou Center: private visite of the exhibition “目 Chine: A new generation of artists” (24 spots, free)
Tuesday, December 10th, 11:00, Christie’s Paris: private visit of the Christie's Asian Art Auction Exhibition. ( 20 spots, free)
Thursday, December 12th, 12:00, Guimet Museum: private visit of the exhibition “Tang China: A cosmopolitan dynasty (7th -10th century)” (full)
Thursday, December 12th, 14:00, Cernuschi Museum: private visit of the exhibition “ Lê Phô, Mai-Thu, Vu Cao Dam. Pionniers de l’art moderne vietnamien en France “ (full)
Friday, December 13th, 10:00, Guimet Museum: private visit of the exhibition “Tang China: A cosmopolitan dynasty (7th -10th century)” (full)
