Japans most expensive museum is full of fake art
November 26, 2014 02:21
In the Otsuka Museum of Art, the fact that nothing in its entire collection of art is original is part of the charm.
The museum in northeastern Japan houses over a thousand replicas of iconic art works: Leonardo da Vincis The Last Supper, all of Rembrandts self portraits, and a full-size reproduction of the Sistine Chapel.
Besides giving Japanese visitors a chance to see masterpieces too delicate to be transported abroad-- like Picassos Guernica which never leaves the Museo Nacional in Madrid -- Otsuka offers a certain kind of preservation.
The paintings are reproduced, in original size and color, on ceramic panels that dont fade over time.
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