‘ADK’
Cold War Modernisms
… directions, based primarily on the records of the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts in KEMKI ADK. The deeper processing of the Design Center, namely the Industrial Design Information Center, added to the collection in 2023, has begun, while sub themes such as the relation between abstraction and public space, textile art and public space are also coming into focus.
Collection of Artist Relics
The collection of the KEMKI Archive and Documentation Centre (ADK) predominantly contains documents and photographs. Relics related to Hungarian artists make up a special part of the collection. Collecting objects linked to famous people and national heroes was an important element of Hungarian museum acquisition from the nineteenth century onwards. Prominent artists were surrounded by a veritable cult; elegant receptions and ceremonies were organised for …
Contemporary Art in KEMKI
… of Fine Arts, the Hungarian National Gallery, and the KEMKI Archive and Documentation Centre (ADK). These works provide the opportunity for institutional self-reflection through the use of records and materials from the past, explore possible points of connection, and seek a contemporary approach. They reflect on the documents—be it in the form of texts or objects—preserved in the relevant collection units (e.g., KEMKI ADK’s archives and lectorate materials) by reworking motifs and …
Daguerreotypes in the Collection of KEMKI ADK
… sculptor István Ferenczy, made by Adolf Gola and preserved in the collection of the SZM - KEMKI ADK, recorded the effort attempt to erect the firsta Hungarian public monument for a Central-European national leader. The images therefore document an important phase in the formation of Hungarian national identity in the nineteenth century Reform era. In addition to its cultural-historical significance, the series is also of significant technical-historical interest because very few …
Document Bundle of the Artists' Circle of Rottenbiller Street
In addition to being custodians of Lajos Vajda’s estate, we also have Vera Jakovits and Gyula Kozák to thank for preserving the documents of the artists’ circle of Rottenbiller Street, which are of great importance from an art historical and sociological perspective. The bundle of documents are mainly related to Vera Jakovits’ mother, Júlia Vajda (1913–1982), whose estate is also invaluable …