Chianciano Art Museum
Collection
The collection of the museum has five sections: Asian art; contemporary art, with works by Salvador Dalí, Caroline Leeds, Damien Hirst, Albert Louden, Mario Schifano and Frances Turner; drawings, with work by Luca Giordano, Guercino, Magritte, Munch, Tiepolo and Veronese; etchings, including works by Dürer, Goya, Piranesi and Rembrandt; and a historical section containing portraits and an icon given by Pope Pius XII to Princess Margaret in 1949.
Biennale
The Biennale di Chianciano is an exhibition held every two years at the museum. It was first held in 2009.
The fourth edition of the exhibition was held from 5 – 13 September 2015. Works by about 100 artists were shown in the museum, and parts of the permanent collection of the museum were displayed in other parts of the town.
References
- ^ Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme (in Italian). Comune di Chianciano Terme. Archived 24 July 2015.
- ^ Museo d'Arte (in Italian). Terre di Siena – Provincia di Siena. Archived 2 March 2016.
- ^ Jessica Donati (11 September 2009). An Art Collection Lands in Italy. The New York Times. Accessed March 2016.
- ^ Francesco Amorosino (7 September 2009). Chianciano: con Turner, Guttuso, Magritte apre il nuovo museo (in Italian). NanniMagazine. Accessed April 2016.
- ^ Cynthia Clayton Ochterbeck, Judy Edelhoff (2013). Tuscany: The Green Guide. Greenville, SC: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. ISBN 9781907099700.
- ^ Lege, Kate (27 August 2011). "A Pint-Sized Pollock?". The Australian, Weekend Magazine.
- ^ [s.n.] (28 August 2015). Chianciano Biennale 2015: artisti da tutto il mondo al Museo d’Arte (in Italian). Il Cittadino. Accessed March 2016.