2025. April 16. Wednesday
The exhibition has closed for visitors.
2002.03.18. - 2002.04.28.
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The Ernst Museum celebrates the 90th anniversary of its foundation. On this occasion, the museum presents the collection of the founder and patron, Lajos Ernst.
The Ernst Museum was a unique institution of the capitol. From 1912 until the death of Lajos Ernst in 1937, it was a museum hosting permanent exhibitions of Hungarian artists and the museum of the history of civilizations. The museum also hosted temporary exhibitions and was the center for trading art. It was the place where auctions were held yearly for the first time in Budapest. Art historians gave lectures; literary evenings as well as contemporary musical evenings were held. Thus, the museum was not solely the center of fine art but also a cultural center. The history of the museum and its role in public life is still not administered.
The exhibition is separated into three important parts. The first part presents the history of the building of the museum by the help of photos and plans of architecture. The second part shows the collection of Lajos Ernst. The material of around ninety pieces such as paintings, graphics, and statues stage a collection with the spirit of the 19th century along with its structure and characteristics.
The third part of the exhibition is made up of around forty pieces of modern material of the expositions held in 1912-1937.
The artworks are borrowed from the Hungarian National Museum, the Hungarian National Galley, Petőfi Literary Museum, Hungarian Museum of Applied Art, and private collectors. The display is not only spectacular but also valuable from the point of view of the profession. It also reflects the history of the institution at the same time providing information on a so far unknown edge of the cultural history of Budapest.
A scientific catalogue accompanies the exhibition authorized by the curator of the exhibition, Enikő Róka.
The Ernst Museum was a unique institution of the capitol. From 1912 until the death of Lajos Ernst in 1937, it was a museum hosting permanent exhibitions of Hungarian artists and the museum of the history of civilizations. The museum also hosted temporary exhibitions and was the center for trading art. It was the place where auctions were held yearly for the first time in Budapest. Art historians gave lectures; literary evenings as well as contemporary musical evenings were held. Thus, the museum was not solely the center of fine art but also a cultural center. The history of the museum and its role in public life is still not administered.
The exhibition is separated into three important parts. The first part presents the history of the building of the museum by the help of photos and plans of architecture. The second part shows the collection of Lajos Ernst. The material of around ninety pieces such as paintings, graphics, and statues stage a collection with the spirit of the 19th century along with its structure and characteristics.
The third part of the exhibition is made up of around forty pieces of modern material of the expositions held in 1912-1937.
The artworks are borrowed from the Hungarian National Museum, the Hungarian National Galley, Petőfi Literary Museum, Hungarian Museum of Applied Art, and private collectors. The display is not only spectacular but also valuable from the point of view of the profession. It also reflects the history of the institution at the same time providing information on a so far unknown edge of the cultural history of Budapest.
A scientific catalogue accompanies the exhibition authorized by the curator of the exhibition, Enikő Róka.
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