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Venice World Heritage

Updated on :21/04/2020

The Oriental Arts Museum of Venice is one of the largest collections of Japanese art of the Edo period (1603-1868) in Europe. It has been located since 1928 on the third floor of Ca 'Pesaro for an agreement between the State, owner of the collection, and the Municipality of Venice, owner of the property. The collection is due to Prince Henry of Bourbon count of Bardi. From 1887 to 1889, during a long "trip around the world" with his wife, Adelgonda of Braganza and a close following, he visited Indonesia, Southeast Asia, China and about nine months in Japan, purchasing over thirty thousand works.