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Chinese Museum, Fontainebleau

section of the Palace of Fontainebleau in France

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereFontainebleau, France

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About Chinese Museum, Fontainebleau

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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