Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

Partnership to develop and tour Venice and the Ottoman Empire

The Museum Box and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE) entered into an agreement to develop and travel the exhibition Venice and the Ottoman Empire.

The Museum Box initiated the project, secured collaboration with eminent scholars to curate the exhibition, and coordinated all aspects of the project, including checklist development, publication planning, budgeting, logistics, and overall tour management.

Vittore Carpaccio, Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (detail), 1501-1505, tempera and oil on panel, Museo Correr.

The Museum Box secured three venues in North America and is overseeing production of an accompanying English language publication.

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