78 Million Euros Earmarked For Overall Upgrade Of Applied Arts Museum

  • 8 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
78 Million Euros Earmarked For Overall Upgrade Of Applied Arts Museum
An amount of 25 billion forints (EUR 78m) has been earmarked in state funding for the upgrade, expansion and professional development of the Museum of Applied Arts, a Budapest landmark building, over the next three years, according to a government decree.

The project includes a full-scale renovation of the main building and an adjacent bloc and adding a new wing to the main building, the decree published in the official government gazette said.

Of the total amount, 2 billion forints will be provided for the project this year, 10 billion in 2017, the same amount in 2018 and 3 billion in 2019.

The deadline set for the completion of the project in March 31, 2019.

The Museum of Applied Arts, a masterpiece of Hungarian Art Nouveau, was designed by Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos and built between 1893 and 1896.

Its special features include glass-roofed halls and walls decorated inside and outside with tiles made by the renowned Zsolnay factory of Pécs.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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