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Available Exhibitions
The Humanities Exchange is the international liaison for the following currently available exhibitions:
Raoul Dufy:
A Celebration of Beauty
An exhibition of over 100 paintings, watercolors, drawings by Raoul Dufy and approximately 100 original fabric design projects, and sketches from the archives of Bianchini-Ferier, in France, offering an unprecedented view of the work of Dufy.
The watercolors, paintings, and drawings have been selected from several European private collections, and the fabric projects from Bianchini-Ferier in Lyon, France.
These works have never been exhibited in North America.
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See the Website with further information at:
Available: 2 - 3 month periods from 2009 - 2010.
Space required: c. 5,000 square feet.
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Bali:
Island of the Gods
For the first time, the finest artifacts from the Bali Collection of the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Switzerland, will be available for a limited North American tour during 2007 - 2008.
The Bali Collection of this museum has become the most comprehensive and important, and scientifically best documented Bali collection in the world.
It consists of about 5000 objects, films, photographs, and recorded material from its own fieldwork as well as master photographs by renowned photographers.
In spite of the international importance of the collection, it has only been exhibited on two other occasions, both itimes in Basel -- in 1955 (curated by A Buhler and E Schlager) and in 1983 (curated by Urs Ramseyer).
For further information please see our website at:
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Included in the Exhibition:
The exhibition is made up of three thematic sections:
Bali - Island of the Gods, consists of over 250 objects, six DVD-projections and 15 color large scale color photographs
In Gold and Silk - Princely Textiles of Bali, consists of 11 large scale b/w historical photographs and 30 textiles.
Bali - Living in Two Worlds, consists of 35 photographs contemporary photographs, 15 objects and a slide projection.
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Imperial Rome
Through the exhibition of approximately 450 artifacts, Imperial Rome illustrates various important aspects of Roman culture, both public and private, as well as Roman artistic expression, during the days of grandeur that was Imperial Rome.
Organized by Contemporanea Progetti in Florence, Italy, the exhibition has been curated by Dott.ssa Giuseppina Carlotta Cianferoni of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, Italy, the exhibition includes ceramics and terracottas, portraits and reliefs, sarcophagi and urns, bronze and marble statues, pieces created by toreutics and silversmithing, gems and cameos, jewels and glass and a large group of coins.
The exhibition not only demonstrates the timeless beauty and value of Roman art in itself, but also illuminates the pervasive and extenuating relationship between Roman culture, the roots of European culture and the common heritage shared today.
Further information available at :
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The exhibition is organized according to four broad thematic criteria:
Private Life: this section illustrates both the care and health of the individual through examples of clothing, jewelry, and toiletries; as well as the places where Roman lived and worked -- and above all the house, from the domus to the rural villa. Illustration is also provided for artisan activities and craft workshops, market and tabernae that offered prepared foods.
Religion: this area provides broad representation of the pantheon of gods and rites of the Roman religion, including a series of bronzes that embody the divinities and worshippers.
Public Life: this area begins with an examination of images of the Imperial family; portraits, portrait statues, coins and incised gemstones. This theme also illustrates another important part of life for the Roman citizen, the custom of frequenting the baths, a public meeting place where people met at the end of the day.
Rome and the Empire: This theme deals primarily with military conquest and commercial traffic which were vital for Roman domination and cohesion of such culturally diverse territories as the Mediterranean, parts of northern Europe and the Near East. An exemplary network of roads facilitated transportation to remote regions and, together with Pax Romana ensured prosperity and complete Romanization.
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Click on the links to the left for information on other available exhibitions
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