Ever since a great number of distinguished people such as heads of states, presidents, members of royal families, politicians, artists and other famous visitors at the Finnish Embassy in Vienna sat on this furniture. This historical suite will from now on be on display in the Amadé-Bajzáth-Pappenheim castle in Iszkaszentgyörgy, the place where the Finnish embassy was evacuated to during the bombing of Budapest in 1944. The suite will be part of the museum's green salon furnished in Neo-Baroque style.

The yellow empire salon of the museum will be furnished by pieces that once belonged to the palaces of St Petersburg. Similar furniture can be found in all the ministries in Helsinki due to our country's common history with the Tsarist Russia. These special pieces can rarely be seen in Hungary.

Other special pieces of furniture in the empire salon include among others an empire writing cabinet that once belonged to the famous Hungarian painter, István Csók. Most of the paintings decorating the walls are original masterworks from the Amadé-Bajzáth-Pappenheim castle and were borrowed for this exhibition from the Szent István Király Múzeum (St. Stephen's Museum) of Székesfehérvár. One of the most beautiful items is the newly-restaured portre of Countess Valéria Bajzáth.

The salons in their present form give all visitors an informative insight into the history of interior design. The interiors are decorated with original and authentic pieces from the Neo-Baroque and Empire periods.

Next to the museum rooms there will be a permanent exhibition of Finnish sculptor, Yrjö Liipola's works. All the exhibited works were made during his Hungarian period and were deposited for this exhibition by the Yrjö Liipola Museum in Koski, Finland. Mr Liipola became a popular sculptor among the Hungarian aristocracy after Kaiser Franz Joseph bought the first statue from Liipola for his royal collection in 1909.

The museum and the Yrjö Liipola exhibition will be opened by H.E. Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland.

Visitors of the opening of the museum and the exhibition will be entertained by some cultural program including a contemporary dance show performed by the young and famous choreographer and dancer Rita Gobi and her dance group.

There is a bus service available for the day of the opening. The bus leaves Budapest at 2pm and leaves from Iszkaszentgyörgy back to Budapest at 9pm. Seat reservation is required. The cost of the return journey is 20 euros per person.

You are all warmly welcome to join this festive and historical event!

Sincerely,

Ari S Kupsus

Opening ceremony of the Finnish Museum and  sculptor Yrjö Liipola´s exhibition  on Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 16.00