Souvenir du Japon. Postcards from the Ceschin Pilone Collection (1898-1960)
1 Mar 2021 — 5 Sep 2021 at Museum of Cultures (MUSEC)
· Lugano
This temporary exhibition at the Museum of Cultures of Lugano presents a fascinating selection of postcards from the Ceschin Pilone Collection, spanning the years 1898 to 1960.
Through these small but richly detailed printed images, visitors are invited to explore Japan as seen — and imagined — through the lens of the postcard: landscapes, customs, ceremonies, and everyday life captured at a time of profound social and political transformation.
The collection traces the arc of Japanese visual culture from the Meiji era through the mid-twentieth century, reflecting both the country's own self-representation and the gaze of foreign observers. Together, the postcards form a unique historical document, as evocative as it is informative.
Through these small but richly detailed printed images, visitors are invited to explore Japan as seen — and imagined — through the lens of the postcard: landscapes, customs, ceremonies, and everyday life captured at a time of profound social and political transformation.
The collection traces the arc of Japanese visual culture from the Meiji era through the mid-twentieth century, reflecting both the country's own self-representation and the gaze of foreign observers. Together, the postcards form a unique historical document, as evocative as it is informative.
About the venue
Museum of Cultures (MUSEC)
· Lugano
The Museo delle Culture di Lugano (MUSEC) was opened on 23 September 1989 with the aim of preserving most of the ethnic art collected by Serge Brignoni and coming in particular from the Far East, India, South-East Asia, Indonesia and Oceania. Since then, the museum has had the honour of receiving…