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Word: tronchetto (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2007-2007
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...wrapped in waterproof tar paper, thermally insulating polystyrene and shock-absorbent polyethylene before being packed in its own custom-built fireproof pine case. In Venice, the five boxes were lifted by crane onto a barge in front of the museum and borne to the port of Tronchetto, from where they were trucked to Frankfurt to join a cargo flight with about 50 crates from Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Watching every inch of the way to Melbourne was Rosin-"kind of like a dog," he says. When his prizes were delivered at the NGV, Rosin allowed the crates to acclimatize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peggy's Bequest | 7/15/2007 | See Source »

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