When Roberto gagliardi, an Italian-born art dealer and collector based in London, drove past and old, shut-down hotel on the main concourse of the ancient town of Chianciano Terme, in the Italian province of Siena, he saw an opportunuty. After four years of renovation, the 150-years-old building has been converted into the just-opened Museum of Art of Chianciano http://www.museodarte.org/
The museum now houses Mr. Gagliardi's impressive collection, accumulated over 30-years career, items from which have been lent to museums like Cincinnati Art Museum and the Metropolitan of Art in New York.
The museum is now home to works by artists like Delacroix and Dalì, Goya and Rembrandt, as well as historical pieces from China's Han Dynasty and ninth-century sculptural fragments from Afghanistan.
In addition Mr. Gagliardi is organizing a new contemporary art festival to run at the museum every two years.
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