Opened in September 2021, the Émile Guimet Gallery pays tribute to the donors of the Musée des Confluences since its origins.

With the Galerie Émile Guimet, the collection is revealed in all its diversity from the perspective of its donors.

By means of a selection of 250 exceptional objects and specimens from donations or bequests, the Émile Guimet Gallery bears witness to both the life stories of the collectors and the collective memory the museum contains. The composition of the showcases, like miniature theatres, reveals the aesthetic qualities of the pieces presented.

Eighty donors are paid tribute to through objects that reveal a vision, a thrill of discovery, a thirst for knowledge and a desire to share. Everything here stems from scientific passion, a taste for travel, artistic happiness, a wealth of encounters and constant dialogue.

(The Émile Guimet Gallery is supported by the museum's endowment fund)