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The Museum of Cultures ((イタリア語:Museo delle Culture'' or ''Museo Heleneum)) is one of the museums that form part of the Polo Culturale of the city of Lugano in Switzerland. It is situated in the Heleneum, a villa on the shore of Lake Lugano to the east of the city centre and in the quarter of Castagnola. ==Heleneum== The museum occupies the site of the first Caréol Villa, which was built by Johann Frederic Haflinger in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1929 it was sold to Hélène Bieber, originally from Frankfurt and a resident of Paris. Hélène had the earlier villa demolished, and replaced it with the current Heleneum. The new building, which was built between 1930 and 1934, was modelled on the Petit Trianon in Versaille. Hélène lived there until her death in 1967. Between 1969 and 1971 the Heleneum hosted improvers piano classes under the artistic direction of Carlo Florindo Semini, with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Franco Ferrara. Later on the Istituto Ticinesi di Alti Studi directed by Elémire Zolla and gathering archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, philosophers, linguists, egyptologists and orientalists settled in the mansion. Between 1971 and 1976 the Heleneum hosted the Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi Semantici e Cognitivi.〔 The Museo delle Culture was established in the Helenium in 1985, in order to house the collection of the Swiss Italian artist and collector Serge Brignoni, which he had donated to the City of Lugano. The museum opened to the public in 1989. The Heleneum park, which surrounds the villa, is a botanic gem where, thanks to a particularly mild microclimate, Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical plants are grown. The park's lakeside location means it offers a panoramic view of the lake and the surrounding mountains. A landing stage within the park is served by a boat service provided by the Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Museum of Cultures (Lugano)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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