133 result(s) for museum of fine arts
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Now On: Nathan Lerner: 'Photo-Eye', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Besides director László Moholy-Nagy, his mentor was another Hungarian, György Kepes, who taught him photography. It was following their guidance that Lerner mastered the language of “new vision”. He arrived at his invention, the so-called “light box”, through experiments conducted at the school. Its basic principle was the seemingly evident realization that the lens of the camera can function as ...
Docent Programme - Volunteer Guide Training Programme In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The volunteer guides (docents) of the Museum of Fine Arts offer individual visitors free guided tours in English and Hungarian in the Collection of Old Master Paintings. Please note: Admission fee is charged to all visitors.
Now On: 'Nero In Budapest Exhibition', Museum Of Fine Arts
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Already in antiquity educated people collected portraits of well-known historical persons, of kings and politicians as well as of poets; in private villas and in public libraries one would see those historical personalities as bronze or marble images. Later, since the Renaissance (at the latest) rulers, both political and religious, were interested in the Roman emperors, since they – at least the ...
13. Falk Art Forum, Antique &Modern Art Festival, Budapest, 22 September
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
On Saturday afternoon, 22 September, Falk Miksa street, the heart of the Antique Quarter of Pest will turn into a promenade for the thirteenth time. Gallery owners are preparing with a range of special events and many shops will extend their opening hours.
Ceremony In Honour Of Olympians, Paralympians & The Hungarian Team
- 18 Sep 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, State Secretary for Sports Affairs and Deputy State Secretary for Sports Affairs Pál Szekeres handed over awards to Olympians and Paralympians winning 4th, 5th and 6th place and officials helping their success at this year’s Games. The ceremony honouring members of the Hungarian team was held at the Museum of Fine Arts on 17 September.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Now On: Nathan Lerner: 'Photo-Eye', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Besides director László Moholy-Nagy, his mentor was another Hungarian, György Kepes, who taught him photography. It was following their guidance that Lerner mastered the language of “new vision”. He arrived at his invention, the so-called “light box”, through experiments conducted at the school. Its basic principle was the seemingly evident realization that the lens of the camera can function as ...
Docent Programme - Volunteer Guide Training Programme In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The volunteer guides (docents) of the Museum of Fine Arts offer individual visitors free guided tours in English and Hungarian in the Collection of Old Master Paintings. Please note: Admission fee is charged to all visitors.
Now On: 'Nero In Budapest Exhibition', Museum Of Fine Arts
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Already in antiquity educated people collected portraits of well-known historical persons, of kings and politicians as well as of poets; in private villas and in public libraries one would see those historical personalities as bronze or marble images. Later, since the Renaissance (at the latest) rulers, both political and religious, were interested in the Roman emperors, since they – at least the ...
13. Falk Art Forum, Antique &Modern Art Festival, Budapest, 22 September
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
On Saturday afternoon, 22 September, Falk Miksa street, the heart of the Antique Quarter of Pest will turn into a promenade for the thirteenth time. Gallery owners are preparing with a range of special events and many shops will extend their opening hours.
Ceremony In Honour Of Olympians, Paralympians & The Hungarian Team
- 18 Sep 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, State Secretary for Sports Affairs and Deputy State Secretary for Sports Affairs Pál Szekeres handed over awards to Olympians and Paralympians winning 4th, 5th and 6th place and officials helping their success at this year’s Games. The ceremony honouring members of the Hungarian team was held at the Museum of Fine Arts on 17 September.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...