Portraits of art patron Marcell Nemes From Rippl-Rónai to Oskar Kokoschka MúzeumCafé 25. author: István Németh, art historian and curator of the exhibition For decades József Rippl-Rónai was a close friend of Marcell Nemes (1866-1930), who was legendary during his own lifetime as an art collector and patron. In his memoirs Ferenc Medgyessy wrote that when Rippl-Rónai heard that the wife of Nemes had died he paid a visit of condolences and that after a few words he […]
The museum holds a mirror to itself Concept of the exhibition at the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art MúzeumCafé 25. author: Katalin Székely, art historian, exhibition curator The Ludwig Museum opened its first permanent exhibition 20 years ago, at the time under the auspices of the Hungarian National Gallery. It was Peter and Irene Ludwig who donated or placed the starting collection on long-term deposit. The exhibition Site Inspection was conceived by the museum curators – Barnabás Bencsik, Nikolett Erőss, Kati Simon, […]
Are county museum organisations functioning well, or should they be reorganised? MúzeumCafé 25. Ágnes Limbacherné Lengyel, ethnographer, director of the Palóc Museum, Balassagyarmat: The present county museums were established mainly from the 50s to the 70s during the years of socialism. There was another rush to set up museums in the decade after the political changes of 1989. However, institutions which were founded then did not become parts […]
The sentinels of Hungarian culture abroad How do Hungarian Institutes abroad reflect the country’s culture? MúzeumCafé 25. author: Emőke Gréczi Reviewing the work of the 19 Hungarian Cultural Institutes is no easy task, since apart from their maintenance and principles there are few points of comparison between them. Perhaps it’s to be expected that these centres have different kinds of effectiveness given their rather different circumstances and that the picture of Hungary differs in diverse […]
An extension of the homeland Konrad Sutarski, retired director of the Museum and Archive of the Polish Community in Hungary MúzeumCafé 44. author: Éva Marton The Museum and Archive of the Polish Community in Hungary was established in 1998 on the initiative of Konrad Sutarski. The museum’s field of interest is specific focussing on the thousand-year-old historical connections between Poles and Hungarians, and the history of Poles in Hungary. Konrad Sutarski was the institute’s director from its foundation until 2013 […]
“Too far does not exist for a tourist, but it does for the funding body” Gyula Barczi, deputy director of the Slovak National Museum MúzeumCafé 44. author: Beatrix Basics It is no small matter for someone in their twenties to be the deputy director of a country’s National Museum, especially when such a person is of Hungarian nationality and the country is Slovakia. Importantly the person in question is also the director of the Andrássy Mansion Museum in Betliar, and is in charge of […]
Shaped in line with the times… Art historian, Zoltán Vécsi Nagy on the mission of the Transylvanian Arts Centre and János Kemény’s heritage MúzeumCafé 44. author: Zoltán Katona For more than half a year Zoltán Vécsi Nagy has been in charge of the Transylvanian Arts Centre (Eműk) in Sfântu Gheorghe. The exhibition space of the new centre is housed in the town’s former post office building, on the top floor of which Romania’s former Securitate operated listening devices. Eműk opened to the public […]
“I would like to pursue absolutely new research fields” Art historian Katalin Keserü on education, research and exhibitions MúzeumCafé 44. author: Emőke Gréczi Katalin Keserü has taught several generations of art historians. In addition, her curiosity has led her to various fields of art history including the 19th century, Hungarian Art Nouveau and contemporary art. Perhaps the same curiosity made her apply for the directorship of the Budapest Kunsthalle and later the Ernst Museum. – What memories have […]
From Theresa Brunswick’s Garden of Angels to Children Protected by Rákosi Nursery School Museum in Martonvásár gets new building MúzeumCafé 44. author: Nóra Vágvölgyi Busi The Nursery School Museum re-opened in new premises on 12 September. It moved to 13 Dózsa György Road after being in a building in the Martonvásár mansion park for 20 years. Although all the exhibition items are not yet in place and the lightning lacks the final touches, it is still an enormous pleasure for […]
“…and let me play, your beautiful serene son” The ‘Once upon a time’ Toy Museum in Székesfehérvár MúzeumCafé 44. author: Judit Jankó The Toy Museum is situated in a nicely renovated listed building known as the Hiemer House in the historic city centre of Székesfehérvár. The building also encompasses a registry office, an inner courtyard with fountain, a ball room, various halls recalling different periods – which are suitable for concerts, workshops and other functions – and […]