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Gyula Derkovits Fonds
… widow’s correspondence about him with others. Some of the letters preserved in the artist’s archives relate to the purchase of artworks (e.g. a handwritten letter from Ferenc Hatvany and a letter of thanks by Elek Petrovics for the Dózsa woodcut series). The documents also contain written remembrances of Gyula Derkovits’s childhood, as well as typed manuscripts of his poetry, which reveal a lesser known side of the artist. Among the printed material, one finds catalogues, invitations, …
László Moholy-Nagy documents from Levente Nagy's collection
… was first transferred to the Documentation Department of the Museum of Fine Arts and then to the Archive and Documentation Center of the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History. Throughout his life, Levente Nagy consistently collected all the letters, books, exhibition invitations, catalogues, and photographs that he could uncover relating to his uncle’s oeuvre and works. The collection includes correspondence between family members, original publications, …
Documents of the National Picture Gallery (Országos Képtár)
… 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 years of the National Museum. /Eszter Békefi/
Fond of Ilka Gedő
… is preserved by the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Art History Research Institute (KEMKI) Archive and Documentation Center (ADK) under the inventory number 21466-2021. The life of Ilka Gedő 1921 – Ilka Gedő was born on May 26, 1921, in Budapest. Her father, Simon Gedő, was a Hungarian-German teacher at the Jewish Grammar School in Budapest, and her mother, Erzsébet Weiszkopf, was a clerk. 1939 – In autumn, Ilka Gedő visited the free school of Tibor Gallé. …
Explore the Archives
Prior appointment is required for research at KEMKI. Archive and Documentation Center Appointments: adk@szepmuveszeti.hu Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 10-16h Artpool Art Research Center Appointments: artpool@szepmuveszeti.hu Opening hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 10-16h Location : 33 Szabolcs Street, 1135 Budapest, building D.