From archaeological excavation to exhibition György Rákóczi I’s cannon foundry in Sárospatak MúzeumCafé 45. author: István Ringer, archaeologist It is rare for a built heritage monument, which came to light in an archaeological context, to be exhibited to the public almost directly following the end of the excavations. Yet, this fortunate situation occurred in Sárospatak, where the results of excavations performed between 2006 and 2012 on a 17th-century cannon foundry and the founding […]
Win-win-win Hungarian Telekom’s museum support project MúzeumCafé 45. author: Nóra Winkler, journalist, one of the project’s jury members Win-win-win – at first hearing that was what the joint project of Hungarian Telekom, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery was like. It’s pleasing to learn about all kinds of sensible team-building. It’s good to know that in various ways more and more companies are linking enterprise communities with some useful […]
The message of grinding stones and porridge The advance of household archaeology MúzeumCafé 45. author: Marianna Berényi What can be understood by the term ‘household’? How differently does a man, a woman, a housewife or a sociologist regard what constitutes a household? How does the notion of a household change when it is regarded from the aspect of a family or examined in relation to economic and social processes? Can the activities […]
“Original, like the work of the Futurists” Hungarian folk art exhibition in America, 1914 MúzeumCafé 45. author: Zoltán Fejős, ethnographer On 7 March 1914 Amerikai Magyar Népszava, a Hungarian daily published in New York, carried a report saying that the National Arts Club, which brings together outstanding art lovers, was to stage an exhibition of Hungarian folk art. It continued: “(The undertaking) is primarily due to Nilsen Laurvik, who in the summer spent much time […]
To what extent did the political changes 25 years ago have a positive or a negative effect on museums in Hungary? MúzeumCafé 45. Mihály Praznovszky, literary historian, museum specialist, head of the Veszprém County Museum directorate director of the Petőfi Museum of Literature 1993–2000, thinks that today’s museum is no longer the museum of the past and he is not convinced that what has happened is all due to the political changes. Jenő Darkó, historian, head of […]
The establishment and organisational history of museums in Austria MúzeumCafé 45. author: Beatrix Basics Like books, museums have their own stories. These stories are linked to the history of the communities, peoples and nations establishing them. Only the history of many museums, of a country’s organisation of museums can be potentially more interesting then the story of individual museums, since countries themselves change: empires cease to exist, borders are […]
Learning about Hungarian art The cultural mission of Zsófi Faur’s gallery MúzeumCafé 24. author: Nóra Vágvölgyi MúzeumCafé talked about the issue with Zsófi Faur who has embarked on the noble task of trying to make art available for all; therefore her gallery is open for all. Ms Faur believes that through the spread of visual culture positive changes may begin in time regarding people’s attitudes to life – thus they may […]
Exponent of independence Interview with Mark Taylor, director of the Museums Association, publisher of Museums Journal MúzeumCafé 24. author: Rita Trömböczky Founded in 1889, the London-based Museums Association is the world’s oldest museum federation and is maintained entirely from the subscriptions of its 5200 individual, 600 institutional and 250 corporate members. MúzeumCafé spoke with the association’s director, Mark Taylor, about its principles of operation, financial independence, the importance of professional ethics, its annual conferences and its […]
Art that remembers György Galántai’s and Júlia Klaniczay’s journey from the chapel in Balaton-boglár to Artpool MúzeumCafé 24. author: Roland Borsos The Artpool Art Research Centre opened in a first floor flat at 10 Liszt Ferenc Square in central Budapest on 20 March 1992. Defining itself as the archive of avant-garde art, the centre led by György Galántai and Júlia Klaniczay could at last begin or rather continue legally its activity which had been confined to […]
Romans and contemporaries under one roof Sándor Bodó, director of the Budapest History Museum MúzeumCafé 24. author: Marianna Berényi The Budapest History Museum (BHM) has one of Hungary’s most wide-ranging public collections. As a museum it enjoys national status, although it is funded by the city of Budapest. The BHM manages a large museum involving three different profiles and various tasks, plus five smaller museums and galleries. Their common feature is that they present […]