Tibetans and their supporters have been staging protests in Paris outside the Musée Guimet and the Musée du quai Branly. These museums both hold important Tibetan collections. Under pressure from the Chinese government the museums changed the name of the exhibits to remove the word Tibet. I believe the Guimet has restored the name Tibet, but so far the Branly has not.
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Will Tuladhar-Douglas (yetiinabox@todon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 28-Sep-2024 09:38:34 JST Will Tuladhar-Douglas -
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Will Tuladhar-Douglas (yetiinabox@todon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 28-Sep-2024 09:38:35 JST Will Tuladhar-Douglas PRC appears to have demanded that Paris museums erase the word 'Tibet' - but popular protests are having an effect.
Charles Muller repeated this.
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