Duisburg

Dear Friends
thanks to the Jean-Luc organisation, yesterday the announced excurtion to Duisburg has
been accomplished. Because taking images was not allowed, our visit of the DKM Museum
(http://www.museum-dkm.de/) cannot be documented. However, the museum is remarkable for its collection of ancient Japanese and Chinese religious statuary - mainly representation of Buddha and the Kandahar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar) ancient statuary in which buddhistic and ellenistic influences are fused. The small Egyptian collection of the museum present mumified birds and precious stone containers for perfums.
The not far Lehmbruck Museum (http://www.duisburg.de/micro2/lehmbruck/) presents hosts a temporary exhibition dedicated to Whilhelm Lehmbruck (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Lehmbruck) and other artists of his time. Of particular interest in the museum are two works of Amedeo Modigliani
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani). The images and the links provide you with information and an impression about the artistic production of these artists.
Salutations
Giancarlo