Works by more than 50 renowned artists from around the world are to be displayed at Chimei Museum in Tainan after it teamed up with the British National Gallery in London for the first time to hold an exhibition titled “Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London” in May.
The exhibition is to be held from May 2 to Sept. 1, displaying 52 works by figures such as Italian painter Raphael, and Dutch painters Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh, Chimei Museum said.
This is the first time since it was established in 1824 that the British National Gallery in London, which houses one of the greatest collections of paintings in the world, has lent its pieces to an institution in Taiwan, the museum said.
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More than 2,300 works spanning the 13th to the 20th centuries are to be displayed, including works by Sandro Botticelli, Caravaggio and Paul Cezanne, it added.
The exhibition was held in Shanghai, Seoul and Hong Kong last year, where it drew record audiences, it said.
More than 400,000 people visited the exhibition in Shanghai, it said.
Chimei Museum is the only institution in Taiwan the gallery wanted to collaborate with as part of its world tour, the museum said.
After the exhibition in Tainan, the works are to be returned to London ahead of the gallery’s 200th anniversary.
Chimei Museum director Hsu Chia-chang (許家彰) said that although it was not easy to organize the exhibition, the museum positions itself as an important art platform seeking to introduce international cultural resources to Taiwanese and hopes to provide visitors with a refreshing perspective on a wide range of art.
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