From Saturday 5th to Tuesday 15th February 2022

Irpino Museum

Bourbon Prison Monumental Complex

The Irpino Museum on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebrations unveils its oriental treasures from the Salomone Collection

Ten days dedicated to China and oriental art to re-discover the materials of the prestigious Salomone Collection kept in the deposit section of the Irpino Museum.

A collection of objects of various kinds and origins donated to the museum in 1935 by Giuseppe Salomone, medical colonel of Marina, will be exhibited for the first time all together to coincide with the Chinese New Year! Vases, statuettes, trays, bowls and entire services for tea ceremonials, which depict suggestive landscapes and take up traditional scenes from the daily life of the Rising Sun and Imperial China. A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in another culture and wish you a happy new year again!

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Program

Saturday 5th February
Bourbon Prison Monumental Complex
h 5.30 pm
Opening of the new exhibition itinerary and guided tour
Treasures revealed, oriental edition. Unpublished materials from the Salomone Collection
max 10 participants

Saturday 12 February
Bourbon Prison Monumental Complex
h 5.30 pm
Guided tour
Treasures revealed, oriental edition. Unpublished materials from the Salomone Collection
max 10 participants

Tuesday 15th February
Bourbon Prison Monumental Complex
Lantern Festival
h 4.30 pm
The Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations! Together we will create one to which you can entrust dreams and wishes for the months to come!
Age 7-12
max 10 participants

All events are conceived and created by the Province of Avellino in collaboration with CoopCulture.

Reservations are required and the green pass will be required at the entrance.

For information:

Irpino Museum
Palace of Culture
Bourbon prison
tel. 0825 790733
info@museoirpino.it
www.museoirpino.it