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From the Archives of the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts: Minutes of Exhibition Authorisation Meetings
The archival material of the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts—which comprises part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts–Central European Research Institute for Art History (ADK)—contains the minutes of meetings that were held from the 1960s to the 1980s for the purpose of evaluating exhibition proposals awaiting official authorisation. From 1963 onwards, the Lectorate had a primarily …
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.
TÓTalJOY Prize
… vibrant tools of contemporary art, had the capacity to intervene in the life and operations of the archives through collaborative methods, and by transcending the archives’ classical functions and theories. Katarina Šević’s project proposal entitled Storm in the Archive also received special recognition. The winning project and the resulting exhibition, which took place in spring 2023, explored a particular cross-section of Artpool’s collection that utilised the art documents held …
Resonances
… European Art of the 1970s issue dedicated to the Resonances project World-Famous World-Archives – László Beke 80. Presentation and discussion (23. 05. 2024) Sešit/Notebook for Art, Theory and Related Zones issue dedicated to the Resonances project Resonances IV. conference: Equal And Poor: A Comparative Perspective on Art in Communist Europe and the Global South in the Long 1970s (Zamek Cultural Center, Poznan, 17.- 18. 03. 2023 ) Resonances III. conference: The …
Péter Korniss Archive
… one of the most influential figures in Hungarian photography, donated 63,000 items from his archives to the Central European Research Institute for Art History. The oeuvre of Korniss, who was the first photographer ever to be awarded the Kossuth Prize, focuses mainly on documenting the disappearing traditional peasant life and culture of Eastern Europe (mainly Transylvania). As part of the archive, the KEMKI has also received the complete collection of film negatives from The Guest …