Dr. Yannick Lintz, President of Guimet-National Museum of Asian Arts, France, shared her aim to attract more Asians across the globe to Musée Guimet, highlighting, "What you will see in Musée Guimet is the result of the collecting movement of European people that wanted to have Asian art exhibited".
Her wish is to ensure that Asians feel at home when visiting the museum located in Paris.
Dr. Lintz also expressed her fascination with the establishment of a designated cultural district in Hong Kong, conveying her view that "Hong Kong today is the entrance door from the West to the East".
Founded in 1879, Guimet-National Museum of Asian Arts (Musée Guimet) displays the personal collection of 19th-century East Asian art compiled by industrialist Émile Guimet. The museum recently signed a MOU with West Kowloon Cultural District, cover diverse areas of cooperation.
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