Prada to launch 24-hour museum in Paris
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Jan 22 (IANS) Italian fashion label Prada will launch a 24-hour museum in Paris Tuesday.
The label has worked with Milan-based artist and satirist Francesco Vezzoli to create the venue at the historic Palais d’Iena in Paris, which will be divided into three sections; historic, contemporary and forgotten, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Francesco explained: “They are my icons turned into sculptures and placed on marble pedestals.”
The festivities will begin with an invitation-only dinner Tuesday. The museum opens to the public Wednesday.
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