BlogBack: Nevada Museum’s Director Explains the Italian (Mis)connection

At the 11th hour, due to complicated international agreements that couldn't be modified in time, the decision was made to let the Leonardo drawing exhibition travel back to Turin as scheduled following the close of the exhibit in San Francisco. The Nevada Museum of Art was not originally in the plans when the two-venue tour was organized.

We do plan to regroup and along with a yet-to-be identified partner museum in the U.S., organize a second tour of the drawings, tentatively looking at a June or July date for the Nevada Museum.

Our meetiing with the Italian delegates on Jan. 4 included an interesting discussion about a long-term relationship whereby we would (along with our local partner in Reno---ARTE ITALIA) establish a program to bring certain Italian artworks to Reno each year. The Leonardo exhibit would represent the first of several exchanges. The Northern Nevada region has a rich Italian heritage so we believe such a relationship with Italy would be fruitful.