all started in 1901, a debt that Xaverian had contracted to build its headquarters in Parma. It's an idea: a lottery that allowed them to raise money at stake by putting objects of Chinese art shown by the missionaries. Then permission to set up the lottery was not granted and the bishop of Parma, Guido Conforti, had not the heart to part with those pieces of art. The material grew and continued to grow until the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse Dong in 1949 that prohibited any form of religious proselytizing in China. The missionaries then turn to other parts of the world: Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South America and Africa. All evidence, but not of the missionary encounter of cultures, are collected on the shelves of the museum and explained nell'esaustiva homepage of the museum. Above all, it is not only of works of art for art's sake, but for domestic manufactures finely worked as a temple Ivory feet high, carved into every inch built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or hair clips for ladies, graceful, which is not given by a blue enamel but kingfisher feathers, cut into sections and fixed a few millimeters on a metal support. display are ceramics that the Chinese call "for export", vases large, thick, colored terribly kitsch, a real punch in the eye after the windows of refined cobalt and white ceramic.
The visit ends with a small temporary exhibition "The sources of the sacred African art", in which traditional African masks are inserite all’interno di un contesto religioso e culturale i cui soggetti sono l’uomo, lo sciamano, l’aldilà, la malattia, la nascita.
ll museo ha un impianto principalmente didattico e i suoi visitatori più frequenti sono le classi ma, previo avvertimento telefonico, è aperto anche al pubblico. Un missionario accompagna lungo la mostra e integra i pannelli informativi con suoi racconti di viaggio e studi di arte e antropologia. Nonostante la sede nella Casa dei Missionari Saveriani, sia il museo che la guida sono improntanti più sull’aspetto antropologico ed etnografico che su quello religioso.
Not to miss: the shoes of famous Chinese women, who did not have measured more than ten centimeters. Hypnotic. Can not stop the look that goes down to their shoes that have little to very Cinderella and Berthe au grand pied.
The visit ends with a small temporary exhibition "The sources of the sacred African art", in which traditional African masks are inserite all’interno di un contesto religioso e culturale i cui soggetti sono l’uomo, lo sciamano, l’aldilà, la malattia, la nascita.
ll museo ha un impianto principalmente didattico e i suoi visitatori più frequenti sono le classi ma, previo avvertimento telefonico, è aperto anche al pubblico. Un missionario accompagna lungo la mostra e integra i pannelli informativi con suoi racconti di viaggio e studi di arte e antropologia. Nonostante la sede nella Casa dei Missionari Saveriani, sia il museo che la guida sono improntanti più sull’aspetto antropologico ed etnografico che su quello religioso.
Not to miss: the shoes of famous Chinese women, who did not have measured more than ten centimeters. Hypnotic. Can not stop the look that goes down to their shoes that have little to very Cinderella and Berthe au grand pied.
MUSEUM OF CHINESE ART AND ETHNOGRAPHIC
Xaverian Missionaries
V.le S. Martino, 8 Parma
Tel 0521 257 337
mail@museocineseparma.org
www.museocineseparma.org
Opening
Every day at 9-12, 15-18
Closed Wednesday and Sunday mornings
Ticket
free donations appreciated
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