Turin inaugurates Museo d'Arte Orientale (Mao)

Just a few days ago Turin inaugurated a new museum devoted solely to Oriental art; the museum (Mao) located in Palazzo Mazzonis hosts more than 1500 artworks; statues, paintings and precious manuscripts that will take your breath away.
But if you are planning to spend a few days in Turin don’t forget to pay a visit to another art exhibition called I tesori sommersi dell‘Egitto or The Submerged Treasures Of Egypt which will be on display at the famous Reggia di Vanaria until May 2009.

The art exhibition devoted to one of the most mysterious and refined civilisations in history has also been shown in Berlin, Bonn, Madrid and Paris.