Last Thursday, 65 pieces of antique china from the Chinese Empire went on show at the Ceramics Museum in Barcelona. Now you may all be wondering why this is so exciting…. Well, not only is this the first time that the pieces have been shown in Spain but it is also the first time that they have been exhibited outside Japan. Therefore I’m sure many people will be flocking to Spain to see them. Whilst the pieces were in Japan, there was an earthquake which caused considerable damage to one of the pieces but thankfully the others were left unscathed and in excellent condition. The exhibition is called “Elegancia y minimalismo. Porcelana imperial china de las colecciones Baur de Ginebra” and includes pieces such as teacups, jugs, vases and pots to clean paint brushes in. According to the chief curator of the Barcelona Ceramics Museum, Toni Casanovas, and Monique Crick, director of the Baur-Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva, the exhibition shows how “porcelain objects are just as important as paintings and sculptures” to the chinese. The pieces were collected by Swiss merchant Alfred Baur between 1907 and 1947 and the exhibition runs until January 31^st.