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Michael Postel (born 7 April 1926 – 2024[2]) is a French pharmacologist and art collector, known for his contribution of the art collections to Musée Asiatica, a Biarritz-based museum dedicated to Chinese and Indian art.[3] He is the founder president of Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals, a drug manufacturing company set up in 1949.[4] Postel, who reached India in 1949 on business related to his pharmaceutical company, started collecting Indian art and, over the years, gathered a collection of over 1,600 pieces.[5] Later, he donated his entire collection to Musee Asiatica.[3] In 2016 the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri for his contributions to Art.[6]

See also

Musée Asiatica

References

  1. ^ “Biarritz : Michel Postel, le fondateur du musée Asiatica, s’en est allé”. SudOuest.fr. France. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ^ Death of Michel Postel, himalaya-arch.com, Retrieved 7 Mai 2026
  3. ^ a b “Presentation of the site” (PDF). Musee Asiatica. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ “The Management Team”. Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ “Basking In A Bit Of India”. Outlook India. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ “Padma Awards” (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.