Forms of Buddhist art. Works of the Finzi Guetta donation at the Museum of Oriental Art | From September 10 at the Museum of Palazzo Grimani | Presentation Thursday, September 10 at 5 p.m.

The Museum of Oriental Art in Venice has acquired, thanks to the generous donation of Sonia and Liana Finzi, the collection of Buddhist works by Aldo Guetta, former director of the International Monetary Fund in Paris. On Thursday 10 September 2020, at 5.00 p.m., at the Palazzo Grimani Museum, the accurate cataloguing conducted by Chiara Bellini and Nicoletta Celli, Buddhist art scholars at the universities of Newcastle and Bologna, will be presented. The volume was produced by Grafiche Antiga thanks to funding for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 and is accompanied by introductory essays by the above-mentioned scholars and the director of the Museum of Oriental Art, Marta Boscolo Marchi.

At the Museum of Palazzo Grimani a selection of the donated works will be exhibited for the occasion, which can be visited also in the next months, while waiting to have the deputy space at the Museum of Oriental Art.

The meeting at Palazzo Grimani will be attended by Daniele Ferrara, director of the Regional Directorate of Veneto Museums, the donors Sonia and Liana Finzi, Marta Boscolo Marchi and Chiara Bellini, from Northumbria University. On the occasion of the presentation Luca Bastianello, DJ expert in music, has selected tracks inspired by Indian, Himalayan and South East Asian cultures.  

The event is free of charge but booking is compulsory, as it will be held behind closed doors. At the end of the presentation guests will have the privilege to visit the palace, the small section set up with the works of the donation and the exhibition Domus Grimani.

For information and reservations: 041 2411507.

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