Overview

• On July 2, 2025, four Tibetan associations represented by William Bourdon and Lily Ravon filed an excess-of-power appeal at the Administrative Court of Paris.
• They demand the museum replace labels reading “Monde himalayen” and “Art tibétain” with the original designation “Tibet” across exhibition panels, brochures and its website.
• The plaintiffs are asking the court to award €15,000 to cover their procedural and legal costs.
• The associations allege the terminology shift serves political aims to obscure Tibetan cultural identity and note that four of five museum board members have ties to the Chinese government.
• Musée Guimet defends its revised nomenclature as a reflection of broader historical contexts and cites 23 instances of “Tibet” in its April 2025 collections guide.