Bringing European Masterpieces to Shenzhen, China: Back & Rosta Delivers a Major International Exhibition

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In May 2026, the newly opened Shenzhen International Museum of Arts opened its doors with a truly special exhibition featuring around 70 masterpieces from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. The show brings some of Europe’s most famous artists to China, giving visitors a rare chance to see original works from one of Hungary’s key cultural institutions up close.

The exhibition spans a wide timeline, from the Middle Ages all the way to the early 20th century. Visitors can explore works by major names such as El Greco, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Mihály Munkácsy, Károly Lotz, László Mednyánszky, János Vaszary, and Pál Szinyei Merse. Together, these pieces offer a rich overview of the styles and movements that shaped European art over several centuries.

Behind the scenes, this kind of cultural exchange is a huge and complex international loan project. Moving museum treasures across continents takes careful planning, close coordination, and strict professional standards. Everything from loan agreements and transport logistics to customs, conservation, installation, and the final opening has to be carefully managed, with many teams working closely together.

Back & Rosta acted as the main coordinator of the whole project, taking full responsibility for delivering the exhibition from the early concept stage right through to the opening. Serving as the key link between Hungarian and Chinese partners, the company handled communication between museums, logistics providers, couriers, and local teams, while also overseeing the many operational and administrative steps needed to make an exhibition of this scale happen smoothly.

By bringing masterpieces from Budapest to Shenzhen, the exhibition opens up new ways for cultures to connect and allows visitors to experience some of Europe’s most important artworks firsthand.