Founded in 1999 by Michel Postel, a scholar and passionate collector of Asian art, the Asiatica Museum in Biarritz is one of Europe's notable specialized private museums devoted to Asian cultural heritage. Housed across more than 800 square meters, the museum brings together millennia of artistic, religious, and cultural traditions from India, Tibet, Nepal, and China, accompanied by detailed educational material explaining the iconography, philosophy, and history behind the works.
Founded in 1999 by Michel Postel, a scholar and passionate collector of Asian art, the Asiatica Museum in Biarritz is one of Europe's notable specialized private museums devoted to Asian cultural heritage. Housed across more than 800 square meters, the museum brings together millennia of artistic, religious, and cultural traditions from India, Tibet, Nepal, and China, accompanied by detailed educational material explaining the iconography, philosophy, and history behind the works.
Selected Exhibitions
Showcases over a thousand cataloged artifacts spanning prehistoric to 19th-century Asian art, with prominent holdings in Indian stone and bronze sculptures representing Hindu and Jain pantheons, rare Tibetan and Nepalese gilt bronzes and thangkas, and ancient Chinese jade, pottery, and decorative arts.
Showcases over a thousand cataloged artifacts spanning prehistoric to 19th-century Asian art, with prominent holdings in Indian stone and bronze sculptures representing Hindu and Jain pantheons, rare Tibetan and Nepalese gilt bronzes and thangkas, and ancient Chinese jade, pottery, and decorative arts.
