‘acquisition’
Collection of Artist Relics
… 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 them, and their funerals were held with great pomp, attracting huge crowds. Later, anniversary commemorations were regularly held to honour their memory. Thus it was only natural that, alongside artists’ works and documents, museums should …
Documents of the National Picture Gallery (Országos Képtár)
… which contains official copies of registered documents from the 1860s to the 1890s, including acquisition documents, minutes of meetings, and various statements. The value of these few boxes of papers considerably increased in value after most of the original documents of the Hungarian National Museum were destroyed in a fire that broke out in the archives in 1956. With the help of this recently uncovered material, clarification can be provided about numerous details from the first fifty …