![Exhibition view of ‘The Porcelain Room – Chinese Export Porcelain’.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/fondazione-prada-titel-300x225.jpg)
A pig’s head in a china shop
In Milan, Fondazione Prada’s ‘Porcelain Room’ is shining a spotlight on a particularly significant chapter in the history of globalisation. It’s also a story of design tailored to the tastes of customers willing to pay a premium for what they want.
![Vase with Portuguese cardinal’s coat of arms.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/fondazione-prada-vase-mit-wappen-200x300.jpg)
![The exhibition presents some amazing and bizarre pieces from various museums and collections.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/fondazione-prada-krabbe-fullbleed-300x142.jpg)
![Instead of the actual pig’s head, at the refined dining table the animal was served in a vessel, the shape of which revealed the origin of the stew it contained.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/fondazione-prada-schweinskopf-225x300.jpg)
The Porcelain Room
‘The Porcelain Room’ is an exhibition curated by Jorge Welsh and Luísa Vinhais that explores the historical context, scope and impact of Chinese export porcelain.