Tours in Treviso

EVERY SATURDAY City center walk throw arches, frescos and canals FROM 06.00 pm TO 08.00 pm It costes euro 8 per person,

THE SECRETS OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY

The third exhibition dedicated to China will focus on the Forbidden City in Beijing, the fabulous palace built between 1406 and 1421 by Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. A virtual visit will be made possible by a magnificent model in lime wood (on a scale of 1:300; occupying 40 sq. m.) accurately recreating every detail. 14 master craftsmen supervised by 3 architects have worked for 2 years to produce the model exclusively for the exhibition. The majority of the 350 exhibits come from the collections and the vaults of the imperial palaces. Precious jewels, magnificent silk robes, rare porcelain and objects from the everyday life of the imperial family will stand beside delicate paintings, golden statues, fine pieces of jade, rare textiles and beautifully worked furniture; all items of enormous historical and artistic value. A special section will be dedicated to Matteo Ricci, the famous Italian Jesuit, who at the beginning of the 17th century introduced western science to the court and brought Europe closer to the Chinese Empire. Rare documents, ancient texts and ingenious mechanisms for the study of astronomy from the Ricci collections in Macerata, (the native city of the great missionary) and from the Museum of Astronomy in Rome will be on display.

Giorgione

From 12 December to 11 April 2010, In occasion of the 5th centenary from his death, a prime event celebrates the genius and the greatness of Giorgione, the painter who realized the artworks considered to be universal symbols of the Italian. The exhibition “Giorgione. Paints and mysteries of a genius” will be an original and inedited excursus to admire the artist’s masterpieces for the first time gathered in Castelfranco Veneto, city of Giorgione’s birth. The exhibition takes place at the Casa Giorgione Museum in the heart of Castelfranco centre. It hosts the youthful artworks of Giorgione and those of big artists like Giovanni Bellini, Lorenzo Costa, Carpaccio, Perugino, Sebastiano del Piombo, Palma il Vecchio and even Leonardo, Raffaello, Tiziano, who were all in contact with Giorgione during his short life. Castelfranco Veneto, Museum Casa Giorgione, from 12th december 2009 to 11 april 2010. Let yourself be charmed!