the overall interior design, including art style, from a macro point of view, often from the corresponding period a reflection of the social characteristics of the material and spiritual life.
The refurbished venue, which combines eastern and western architectural elements including an Art Deco facade and a Chinese-style roof, lies amid low-rise tenement buildings, vibrant markets and local shops.
Living Classics features an interesting artstyle with familiar characters and scenarios, including those from Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.
The first gallery opens with a massive 1st century A.D. marble Roman vessel carved with Bacchic dancers, surrounded by "the legacy of the fathers" French and Italian precursors of the Renaissance, including Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni, who blended French Gothic style with elements of Roman art gleaned from ancient sarcophagi.