Corfu Museum of Asian Art gearing up for a busy year

The Palace of Saints Michael and George on the Ionian island of Corfu is the only museum in Greece dedicated exclusively to art and antiquities from the Far East and India, boasting one of the finest collections of its kind in Europe.

Receiving thousands of visitors each year, the work of the Corfu Museum of Asian Art has come to the attention of the Japanese government, and CMAA director Despina Zernioti is to be awarded on January 30 for its contribution to the promotion of Japanese art in Greece.

In the meantime, the CMAA is planning two exhibitions on Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), the Lefkada-born writer best known for his books about Japan, that will take place at the Athens Municipal Gallery and the Greek Consulate in New York as part of events celebrating Japan-Greece Year in 2019.

The exhibition in the Greek capital, titled "Japan and Literature," will...