OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2013. Ukraine International Airlines carried three unique artworks on special Vienna – Kiev freight Flight PS 499. Delivered to Ukrainian capital the masterpieces will be exhibited at “European Dimension. Three Masterpieces from Italian Museums. Raphael , Titian , Guido Reni ” art exhibition .

Initiated by Italian Cultural Institute in Ukraine jointly with Ministries of Culture of Italy and Ukraine, Kiev City State Administration, the Embassy of Ukraine in Vatican, and the Embassy of Italy in Ukraine, “European Dimension. Three Masterpieces from Italian Museums. Raphael, Titian, Guido Reni” art exhibition will be held in Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts between May 25 and July 7, 2013.

Weighting 165 kg, the valuable cargo – Centurion Cornelius Baptizing tapestry by Raphael Santi, Venus and Adonis by Titian, and Jesus Christ by Guido Reni – was transported in full compliance with all transportation requirements applied to such kind of cargo and delivered to the capital of Ukraine perfectly safe.

“UIA regularly lends support to ambitious cultural projects, rendering air transportation services to museums, theaters, and music bands, – noted Evgeniya Satska, UIA Corporate Press Secretary. – We are pleased to become the official carrier of the abovementioned event of extreme cultural and social value – since artwork of such great artists has been never delivered and exhibited in Ukraine before. We are sure “European Dimension. Three Masterpieces from Italian Museums. Raphael, Titian, Guido Reni” art exhibition” will become an unprecedented cultural event both in Kiev and Ukraine. Ukraine International Airlines is proud of contributing to the project`s implementation”.

As soon as the exhibition is over, artwork by Italian masters will be carried back to Vienna on UIA Kiev – Vienna flights on July 8, 2013, presumably.

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