Preserved Art Treasures: National museum

The art of preserving art is very important, and in this exhibtion hosted by the Hungarian national museum you can see examples of arts preserved. Everything from the past has a cultural value, and that is why it is important to protect and to preserve objects and articles. More information further down.

Preserved Art Treasures
Hungarian National Museum
June 25 – August 13

Budapest museums

Press release:
Since 1996 it has becoming traditional that the diploma works of graduating students of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts Department of Conservators were exhibited in every year. A part of the training process, namely the object conservating education is co-operating with the Hungarian National Museum.

The aim of the exhibition is to declare that all memories of the past -without reference to their present value – are part of our cultural heritage. The exhibited masterworks are supplemented with illustrations which contain a brief historical review, the condition before conservation and a step by step description of the work. Our visitors could follow the process by the help of photo-documentation.

Hungary – Netherlands, Euro 2012

Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Hungary – Netherlenads… what a match! Netherlands is probably the hardest opponent Hungary will face in the qualification for the European Championship in Ukraine and Poland in 2012. If they would like to be there, they better win this match, or at least get one point. Last time the two teams met Hungary lost 6-1, so they have something to revenge in this match. Buy your tickets today using the link below! This will be a great match!

Hungary – Netherlands
Puskas Ferenc Stadium
March 25, 2011 – 14:00

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Depero, futurism and more: National Gallery

Depero the Futurist and the Impact of Futurism on Avant-Garde Art
Depero the Futurist and the Impact of Futurism on Avant-Garde Art

The Hungarian National Gallery, located in the Castle of Buda, opened a new temporary exhibition June 4th named: “Depero the Futurist and the Impact of Futurism on Avant-Garde Art.” If this sounds interesting, you better head of to the National Gallery where the exhibition is available between June 4th and August 22nd. More information about the exhibition can be found in the press release further down.

Depero the Futurist and the Impact of Futurism on Avant-Garde Art
National Gallery
June 4th – August 22

Museums in Budapest

Press release:
A joint exhibition of the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto and the Hungarian National Gallery with the sponsorship and cooperation of the Italian Embassy in Hungary and the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest, under the Patronage of the Presidents of the Italian Republic and the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Giorgio Napolitano and His Excellency László Sólyom under the auspices of the Honorable Sandro Bondi, Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Italian Republic.

The year 2009 marked the 100th anniversary of Futurism, with a number of Futurist exhibitions held in various countries. Over the past twenty years there has been growing interest in the art of versatile Futurist painter Fortunato Depero (1892-1960), an ardent follower of Marinetti’s aesthetics. The over 100 works displayed at the Budapest show are on loan from the Museo Fortunato Depero, Rovereto, an integral part of MART, where the collection of works left by the artist to the town is housed. Living in Austrian-controlled Rovereto until 1918, Depero was in fact raised in a Central European milieu. His artistic development was influenced by Symbolism and Expressionism, and also by the schools of Jugendstil and Wiener Werkstätte. During his trip to Rome he established contact with important Futurist painters such as Boccioni, Balla, Prampolini and Marinetti. His Futurist principles were summarized in the manifesto Ricostruzione futurista dell’universo (Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe), co-authored with Giacomo Balla in 1915, proclaiming the re-creation of the universe and the extension of art to all areas of life. Through his Futurist formal experiments he envisaged mobile sculptured constructions utilising the combined impact of movement and sound effects.

In Rome, after making the acquaintance of Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, Depero designed costumes and stage sets for Igor Stravinsky’s Le Chant du Rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale) and for Balli Plastici (Plastic Dances), a picto-plastic drama co-authored with Gilbert Clavel. Between 1916 and 1919, he left off his abstract art experimentations and went on to work towards a new iconography arising from the world of magic and fantasy. Populating his metaphysical and surreal visions with unique shapes brought to life in his pictures, Depero created a kind of meta-reality.

In the autumn of 1919 he opened his studio-workshop called Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero in Rovereto, where, based on his designs, particularly impressive, decorative tapestries, textiles, furniture, toys and graphic design works were produced. In 1929 he founded another Futurist House in New York where he continued his career as a designer. He undertook significant design commissions for the Italian company Campary, the magazines Vanity Fair and Vogue, and Roxy Theater (advertisement and stage sets). He returned to Italy in October 1930. The paintings he did in that period were inpsired by his American experience, featuring urban motifs, skyscrapers, subways, and mechanical parts as visual elements. After the war he lived in the United States for a while again, but received no more commissions. In 1959 he designed and built the first museum of Italian Futurism, the Museo Fortunato Depero which, completely refurbished as one of MART’s venues, was reopened to celebrate the centenary of Futurism. Depero died in 1960. He left all his works to the town of Rovereto.