Photographs from De long en large Ladakh by Jean Mansion - Édition Findakly. Copyright Lise Mansion
CANCELLATION OF THE CONFERENCE
Conference - The Chepang of Nepal
By Adrien Viel, Lille University of Science and Technology (Lille-1).
Due to work being carried out in the auditorium of the Musée Cernuschi during this period, this conference, originally scheduled for Wednesday 23 January 2024, will unfortunately not be able to take place.
REPORT ON EVENTS AT THE BARBIER-MUELLER MUSEUM IN GENEVATo mark the launch of its latest two books, “The Chepang of Nepal” and "Menuka and the Spirits of the Night”, the Barbier-Mueller Museum Cultural Foundation, with the support of the watch manufacturer F. P. Journe, organised a series of significant events.
On 21 November, at the Théâtre Les Salons, anthropologist Adrien Viel presented his book
accompanied by two representatives of the community studied, Biswash Chepang and Dil Chepang, who came specially from Nepal for the occasion. To round off the evening, two Chepang dhyangro, generously donated by the Le Toit du Monde gallery, were auctioned off, raising the sum of €11,000. These funds will be dedicated to the creation of a school among the Chepang people, thus perpetuating the initiative to preserve their language and, by extension, their culture. This objective reflects the original vision of Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller when he created the foundation.
The following day, the museum hosted a lecture on Nepalese shamanism by François Pannier and another on Chepang shamanism by Adrien Viel, followed by the screening of the film “Mithila” directed by Ludovic Segarra. The day ended with a guided tour led by François Pannier of an exhibition installed in one of the museum's rooms entitled.
The works on display, carefully selected by Laurence Mattet in collaboration with François Pannier, were all acquired by the late Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller, an aesthetic collector. The “hidden treasures” on display in this room do not conform to any specific historical or cultural categorisation, but simply reflect this collector's insatiable taste for art in all its forms.
An exhibition of photographs by Adrien Viel, entitled
has also been installed. It's a window onto the fascinating world of this little-known community. Through the eyes of Adrien Viel, this presentation offers an authentic and captivating insight into the daily life of the Chepang.
As part of the Barbier-Mueller Museum Cultural Foundation's educational mission, a series of meetings with schoolchildren and students has been organised, encouraging enriching exchanges between this young audience and the members of the Chepang community present.
EVENTS AT THE BARBIER-MUELLER MUSEUM IN GENEVAOn 21 November 2023, the publication of Adrien Viel's book, which was the subject of his thesis and for which he was awarded a grant from the Barbier-Mueller Foundation, will be presented:
LES CHEPANG DU NEPAL
The museum is organising two exhibitions in parallel with this publication:
A look at the Chepang
until 2 June 2024
an exhibition of photographs offering an authentic and fascinating insight into the daily life of this little-known community, as seen through the eyes of Adrien Viel.
Hidden treasures South Asia - Himalayas
until 27 October 2024
will unveil a remarkable collection of works of art from the Barbier-Mueller collections. This exhibition will highlight the rich artistic and cultural diversity of the region, as well as the discerning eye, curiosity and artistic preferences of the late Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, founder of the collection and the museum.
Laurence Mattet and François Pannier - exhibition curators.
The adventures of Lola the adventurer will continue with the publication of
MENUKA et les esprits de la nuit
children's book on the theme of Chepang.
Feminine/masculine, fusion and confusion of genders from classical Indian art to chromolithography26 October 2023 at 6 p.m.
we are organising, again at 6 rue Visconti
A conference with Jean Delmas, writer, specialist in Hindu iconography, radio producer, expert in colour management and collector of chromolithographs, whom we have already had the pleasure of having as a guest speaker on a subject he is passionate about: chromolithography. 2
Magies d'ailleurs
Wednesday 18 October 2023 from 3pm
in the presence of Dr Philippe CHARLIER,
Director of the Anthropology Archaeology Biology Laboratory (LAAB), University of Versailles / St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, exhibition curator.
Death of François BoulangerIt was with great sadness that we learned of the death of François Boulanger on 22 September.
He has a passion for musical instruments and has acquired a large collection of sanza, which he exhibited at BRUNEAF in 2011.
This remarkable collection, built up over 40 years of passionate research shared by his wife Françoise Bouhière, has been donated to the Musée de la Musique in Paris and the MIM - Musée des instruments de musique in Brussels.
Another important facet of his collection was made up of musical instruments from northern India, mainly Santal.
Most of the work was sarangi, and was exhibited at Le Toit du Monde gallery in September 2022.
A catalogue was published to mark the occasion.
He was a passionate and exciting man who leaves a great void in the world of collectors.
The archaeology of KashmirBy Ajmal SHAH
Announcement of conferences on the archaeology of Kashmir,
5 and 18 October 2023,
Maison de l'Asie, Paris
ITALIAN CENTRE FOR HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
The academic journal GEOSTORIE of the Centro Italiano di Studi Storico-Geografici (Università La Sapienza), Rome, has published a particularly glowing article on the LES CHAMANES exhibition at the Cannes MEM, written by Giulia Bogliolo Bruna.
