Animalia

At the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris, Animalia follows the animal form across centuries of image-making, ornament, belief, and power.

Drawn from The Al Thani Collection, the exhibition brings together more than 120 objects spanning four continents, with real and imagined creatures appearing as bronze votive figures, jeweled handles, garment hooks, and carved sculpture.

The animals on view are not just decoration — the show further examines how different cultures have used them to carry status, symbolism, protection, and myth through material form.