“L’Art de manger” exhibition opens today at the musée Dapper and invites visitors to discover the “Art of eating” through the rituals and traditions of African tribes. Indeed, it is associated with many rules and traditions, both in everyday-life and during celebrations and ceremonies. With utensils, cult idols and many other historical objects, this retrospective presents the different cultures that surround food in other civilisations.

“L’Art de manger” exhibition, from October 15^th 2014 to July 12^th 2015.
Open from 11am to 7pm. Closed on Tuesday and Thursday.
Full rate: €6 / Reduced rate (seniors): €4.
Free entrance for under-26s and for everyone on the last Wednesday of each month.

FANG GABON Byeri reliquary statuette. Wood and pigments. H: 32,5 cm
Charles Ratton’s former private collection. Musée Dapper, Paris.
Inv. n° 5206 - ©  ARCHIVES MUSÉE DAPPER PHOTO HUGHES DUBOIS

Musée Dapper
35 bis, rue Paul Valéry
75116 Paris
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 00 91 75
Metro: Victor Hugo (line 2) or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile (line 1 or 6).

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