{"id":3371,"date":"2023-07-18T08:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T08:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/spazio-tesoro\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:03:26","slug":"spazio-tesoro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/en\/spazio-tesoro\/","title":{"rendered":"Spazio Tesoro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Spazio Tesoro displays highlights from the MUSEC collections: works that make up an unexpected and surprising itinerary, counterpointed by a play of visual assonances and dissonances.<\/p>\n<p>This same path is conceived as an<strong> introduction to the anthropological reading of the work of art and the reasons behind creativity<\/strong>, regardless of the genre and era of the artistic manifestations.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the visitor, in a periodically renewed itinerary, are <strong>works from the Brignoni Collection and other Museum collections<\/strong>, including some recognised masterpieces of traditional art from Asia and Oceania.<\/p>\n<p>The Spazio Tesoro is a surprising place, full of meanings that also allow for a dynamic interaction with the themes and works presented in the other exhibition spaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission to the Spazio Tesoro is free of charge.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"thegem-te-heading thegem-custom-69d13dd8414fc8624\" ><div id=\"thegem-heading-69d13dd8414c3\" class=\"thegem-heading thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd8414bf5302 title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left;\" ><span class=\"colored\" style=\"color: #000000;\">What to see<\/span><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#thegem-heading-69d13dd8414c3 {margin: 0;}#thegem-heading-69d13dd8414c3 a:hover, #thegem-heading-69d13dd8414c3 a:hover span.colored {color: var(--thegem-to-menu-level1-color-hover, #00BCD4) !important;}<\/style><\/div><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd8414bf5302{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd8414bf5302{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd8414bf5302{position: relative !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd8414bf5302{position: relative !important;}}<\/style>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]From April 2019, Spazio Tesoro will host a fine selection of masterpieces of ethnic and oriental art from three different collections: the &#8220;historic&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/pf\/la-collezione-brignoni\/\"><strong>Brignoni Collection<\/strong><\/a>, which constitutes MUSEC&#8217;s founding legacy;\u00a0the <strong>Reichelt Collection<\/strong> of textiles from the Lesser Sunda Islands; and the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/pf\/la-collezione-morigi\/\"><strong>Morigi Collection<\/strong><\/a> of samurai.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd841565 {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd841565\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]The works on display can be admired in all their splendour thanks to a layout that reveals them with a fascinating play of light and shadow, further enhancing their shapes, colours and decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the works is a <strong>film made in collaboration with the Conservatorio Internazionale di Scienze Audiovisive (CISA) in Locarno<\/strong>. The film reveals more art masterpieces to the visitor, from India to Japan via Indonesia and Polynesia, thus giving the opportunity to discover other treasures waiting to be exhibited.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd841597 {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd841597\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div><div class=\"thegem-te-heading thegem-custom-69d13dd8416591387\" ><div id=\"thegem-heading-69d13dd84163b\" class=\"thegem-heading thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd84163a9099 title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left;\" ><span class=\"colored\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Geographical Areas and Themes<\/span><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#thegem-heading-69d13dd84163b {margin: 0;}#thegem-heading-69d13dd84163b a:hover, #thegem-heading-69d13dd84163b a:hover span.colored {color: var(--thegem-to-menu-level1-color-hover, #00BCD4) !important;}<\/style><\/div><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd84163a9099{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd84163a9099{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd84163a9099{position: relative !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69d13dd84163a9099{position: relative !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd84168e {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd84168e\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]The works in each exhibition section share both a geographical and cultural area of origin and an underlying narrative theme.<\/p>\n<p>The art of the <strong>Nagas of North India<\/strong> expresses the power of the vital and spiritual forces that enable men to secure power over the world.<\/p>\n<p>The works of the peoples of the <strong>Lesser Sunda Islands<\/strong>, which dot the rushing waters bordering the Indian Ocean, describe the profound relationship between men and the ancestors entrusted with the protection of tradition.<\/p>\n<p>In the end the journey ends in <strong>Japan<\/strong> with nine splendid <strong>samurai<\/strong> suits of armour. Over the years, the figure of the samurai enclosed in his impenetrable armour has gone from being a menacing figure, to a main character in kabuki theatre, to an icon in the collective imagination.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4178&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4176&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3710&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715870533850{background-color: #f3f3f3 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd8416af {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd8416af\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687771826296{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">From April 2019, Spazio Tesoro will host a fine selection of masterpieces of ethnic and oriental art from three different collections: the &#8220;historic&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/presenta\/Collezioni\/Collezione-Brignoni.html\">Brignoni Collection<\/a>, which constitutes MUSEC&#8217;s founding legacy;\u00a0the Reichelt Collection of textiles from the Lesser Sunda Islands; and the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/presenta\/Collezioni\/Collezione-Morigi.html\">Morigi Collection<\/a> of samurai.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd8416cc {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd8416cc\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69d13dd8416e7 {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69d13dd8416e7\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1212&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The exhibition in the Treasure Space is divided into <strong>five sections<\/strong>, each located under the ancient vaults of a wing of Villa Malpensata that was rediscovered and enhanced during the museum&#8217;s renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Four of these sections house the Museum&#8217;s masterpieces, while the fifth is dedicated to the screening of a <strong>film made in collaboration with the Locarno International Conservatory of Audiovisual Sciences (CISA)<\/strong>. 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