The urban context of museums Part 1: the Altes Museum, Berlin MúzeumCafé 15. author: Péter György A museum’s architecture and the forms of its spaces represent a far more complex issue than simply what is exhibited. The increasing significance of a museum as an institution with its own architecture is marked by the fact that the spectacle of still empty buildings is frequent and their opening attracts public attention. That happened […]
The ‘invisible’ museum of Hungarian films Hungarian cinema does not have a museum MúzeumCafé 15. author: Miklós Csejk The Hungarian National Film Archive was founded more than 50 years ago and this gives good reason to be thinking about why Hungarian cinema does not have a museum. That is, it has one and yet has none. Although several temporary exhibitions covering different periods in cinematographic history have been held – such as the […]
Heritage of bishops and archbishops Museum of the Eger Archiepiscopal Collections MúzeumCafé 15. author: Margit Turok, Works of Art Inspectorate, Cultural Heritage Office The foundation of the institution is directly connected to the name of the Venetian patriarch János László Pyrker, who arrived in Eger in 1827 to take over the archbishop’s see. With him came his collection of 190 works of art, comprising mainly high-quality Venetian paintings. He extended the Archbishop’s Palace with a new wing in […]
It all began with a tongue-twister… Relics related to the history of smoking in Ibafa MúzeumCafé 15. author: Éva Gál historian-museologist, Hanus Pannonius Museum, Pécs “In our time the joy of tobacco has immensely grown and conquered men with a certain mysterious pleasure. Those once having acquired its taste are unable to break away.” Francis Bacon (1561-1626) When Hungarians come across the name Ibafa, the appellation of a small village among the Zselic Hills in Baranya County, a well-known […]
Pécs – Fünfkirchen – Pečuh … Space (time) map of a multi-ethnic town MúzeumCafé 15. author: Andrea Vándor, Historian-museologist, exhibition curator Town without Borders, with which Pécs applied to become European Capital of Culture, was published in 2005. The multicultural character of Pécs was emphasised. Nine minority local authorities operate in the town. The teaching of German, Croatian and Roma language and culture is represented at all levels of education. This was the starting point for […]
Did Dracula have a house in Pécs? Authentic results of archaeological research in Széchenyi Square MúzeumCafé 15. author: Zoltán Kárpáti, archaeologist, Field Service for Cultural Heritage For several reasons preliminary archaeological research could only begin in Széchenyi Square at the last minute. The enthusiastic and conscientious young archaeologists had to seriously fight for the protection of archaeological remains in the historic centre of the town. During the work we often had to face the almost barbaric, methodical obliteration of traces signifying […]
Graves of Ancient Hungarians discovered Valuable finds from Szeged-Öthalom MúzeumCafé 15. author: Tibor Paluch, archaeologist, Móra Ferenc Museum, Szeged Szeged-Öthalom is an archaeological site of about 185 acres. The hills bearing the name Öthalom (Five Hills) are of European significance. The first archaeological finds were discovered there when, after the Szeged flood of 1879, a large quantity of earth was removed for dykes around the town. The most spectacular finds of the Öthalom sand […]
Archaeological exhibition in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo Hungarian Excavations in the Theban Necropolis. A Celebration of 102 Years of Fieldwork in Egypt MúzeumCafé 15. author: Gábor Schreiber, archaeologist, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which holds the greatest collection of antiquities from the ancient Nile Valley, celebrated the centenary of its foundation in 2002. Although the permanent exhibition, which contains thousands of objects and represents the ideas of its first director, Gaston Maspero, did not undergo any change, the anniversary was commemorated with a […]
Why isn’t there a museum of cinematography in Hungary – or does Hungarian cinema need a museum of its own? MúzeumCafé 15. Dávid Kitzinger, managing director of Neumann Nonprofit Ltd.: By then everyone might be able to have a film museum in their own pocket. These days a museum is a decreasingly significant site for learning, entertainment and information. The same can be said about schools. That’s not to say those institutions have lost their importance. It’s […]
Heritage as a silent score – resurrecting the past in Pécs Pécs were added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites MúzeumCafé 15. author: Julianna P. Szűcs People living at the foot of the Mecsek Hills in the 4th century A.D. already knew the Te Deum, having encountered Christianity and its promise of eternal life to come following death. Guarding the corpse and preparation for resurrection was an important element of the new religion, involving burial and adoration within one complex. The […]