Venus d'ailleurs. Matériaux et objets voyageurs. Littérature With 458 pieces

With 458 pieces

By addressing several practical questions (what is one cleansing oneself of

and fairs) that reached its peak at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris

Based on documents from the French East India Company and on inventories of merchants and individuals after their deaths

les clients ne parlaient que de l’enrichissement subit du bonhomme

Venus d'ailleurs. Matériaux et objets voyageurs. Littérature With 458 piecesFor its sixth season, the Petite Galerie aims to evoke, through materials and works of art, the exchanges between distant worlds, exchanges that long predate the emergence of a world globalized by the great explorations of the Renaissance. Since ancient times, colored stones, ebony, shells, and ivory have circulated over long distances: far from their place of origin, they become rare, precious, and imbued with meaning. Exotic animals also travel