In 2023 and thanks to Mihály Pohárnok, the archives of the Information Centre of Industrial Design (better known as the Design Center), became part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History (ADK). The organisation was established in 1975 within the framework of the Chamber of Commerce, which—alongside the Industrial Design Council Office—carried out representative and influential …
… – Central European Research Institute for Art History (ADK). The main portion of the Lectorate’s Archives consists of documentation of public works of art (together with the associated photographic material). The rest of the material is comprised of other documents, including a larger collection of official papers—which were transferred to the Lectorate in 1976—related to the organizational operations and professional activities of the Council of Applied Arts. Furthermore, the archives …
… The documents collected on each work are arranged into individual files by author and title. The archive of nearly 15,000 items is complemented by a closely related collection of photographs (mostly consisting of black and white enlargements) documenting the creation of each artwork. Beyond providing insight into the circumstances of the creation of these works of public art, research onthis source material of irreplaceable value also opens up new interpretations of György Aczél’s three T’s …
The Endre Tót Archives preserve art and historical documents of outstanding significance and value. When Endre Tót defected to West Berlin, his belongings were transferred to his brother. Later and at the artist’s request, the material was placed in the storage facility of the Contemporary Collection of the Hungarian National Gallery. It was gifted to the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research …
… by bringing together scholars and practitioners interested in transnational research on artist archives, progressive curatorial and museological practices, and the historiography of Cold War art scenes and networks. The conference takes Artpool’s 1979 concept of an “ Active Archive ” as a starting point to explore its contemporary interpretations and applications, and its similarities with and differences from other artist archives. As Artpool’s founder György Galántai puts it, an …