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68 LEFT: Poster for the exhibition Best Of at the Musée d’Ethnographie at the University of Bordeaux. BELOW: Samurai armor, Japan. Late 19th century. Lacquer, cotton, metal. Best Of MEB © Olivier Got, University of Bordeaux, 2016. Journey Through a Collection NANTES—The Musée Dobrée holds some 35,000 artworks that it inherited, fi rst from the collection of the Société Archéologique et Historique de Nantes et de Loire-Atlantique and subsequently from French collector Thomas Dobrée. The museum is eclectic and universal, and it continues to expand its collection through a variety of active acquisitions and gifts from the state. Until October 1, 2017, the museum is presenting the opportunity to view some 350 of its artworks. This involves ten thematically organized spaces, in which the subject matter ranges from numismatics to Mediterranean archaeology and from sculpture to graphic arts. A section devoted to non-European art includes displays of weapons, ceramics, fi gures, and other ritual objects from Oceania, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Together these artworks form a fascinating journey through time and space. LEFT AND BELOW: Standing couple. Marquesas Islands. Before European contact. Pendant, hei tiki. New Zealand. 19th century. Musée Dobrée, inv. 938-5-1, 884.3.6. © Musée Dobrée/Département de Loire-Atlantique. RIGHT: Bracelet. Kanak, New Caledonia. Collected by Father Goubin between 1872 and 1876. © Pierre-Olivier Deschamps, Agence VU’ – Musée des Confl uences. Best Of: A Look at a Collection BORDEAUX —The Musée d’Ethnographie de l’Université de Bordeaux is presenting a selection of archives and works from its international collection. Through June 1, 2018, various objects from the world over shed light on the history and expeditions of this century-old institution, the second ethnographic museum, after the Trocadéro, to have opened in France. Moving through the decades, the installation starts with the museum’s founders and collaborators, and it casts light on the importance of its ethnographic collections. Collection Notes LYON—Until September 2, 2018, the Musée des Confl uences in Lyon is offering a fresh look at its anthropological and natural history collections. This is a rare opportunity to travel through time to see how those collections were formed and how they have contributed to scientifi c research. The exhibition opens with the eighteenth century, a time when, within the contexts of exploration and colonization, objects from around the world developed scientifi c relevance. Explorers of all kinds collected innumerable objects from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Masks, items of clothing, weapons, utilitarian objects, and items intended for ritual use began to be used to document hitherto unknown lands. Private collectors and dealers in antiques and natural history specimens became important sources and donors for the museum. Ultimately, the intent of the exhibition is to explore what the museum holdings are today and what the patrimony of the future will be. MUSEUM news


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