🏛️ Chinese Museum (Fontainebleau)

France · Europe · 48.40°N, 2.70°E

The Chinese Museum or musée chinois is a section of the Palace of Fontainebleau that keeps artifacts from Qing dynasty China, the Kingdom of Siam, and other Asian countries, including diplomatic gifts and plunder from the Second Opium War. Opened in 1863 by Empress Eugénie, it is one of the world's oldest museums specifically dedicated to Asian art.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	48.40°N, 2.70°E · view on map

Chinese Museum (Fontainebleau) is located in France, in Europe.

More museums in France

Adam Mickiewicz Museum, Paris · Agropolis · Alexandre Dumas Museum · Ampère Museum · Anne de Beaujeu Museum · Aquarium de La Rochelle · Asian Art Museum (Nice) · Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne · Bayeux Tapestry Museum · Beaux-Arts de Paris.

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