Ambassador Augusto Massari at the opening of the exhibition on Italian realism

(ANSA) - ROMA, 18 FEB - The 'MORE' Museum in Gorssel, the Netherlands, inaugurated the exhibition 'Magical Italian Realism 1920-1970'. With this initiative, 'MORE', the largest Dutch museum dedicated to modern realism, promotes 20th-century Italian painting, retracing Italian Realism from 1920 to 1970. In his speech at the opening ceremony, the Italian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Augusto Massari, thanked the Director Maite van Dijk and all the staff of the MORE Museum, as well as the Italian agency 24ORE and Professor Valerio Terraroli, curator of the exhibition, for the scientific and organizational quality of the project. Massari emphasized how initiatives of this kind represent a concrete example of cultural diplomacy, consolidating mutual cultural collaboration. The project was sponsored by the Italian Embassy in the Netherlands for its artistic and cultural significance and for its contribution to the promotion of Italian pictorial heritage. Read article...

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