‘history’
Daguerreotypes in the Collection of KEMKI ADK
Daguerreotype Series on Istvány Ferenczy's Works for the Matthias Rex Monument The series of daguerreotypes of the works of the 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 …
"Our House" Collection
The part of the collection referred to as “Our House” documents the professional work conducted at the museum. It was created after the Hungarian National Gallery was moved to the Buda Castle in 1975. “Our House Exhibitions” constitutes a key part of this material; it contains the professional documentation of all exhibitions arranged at the Hungarian National Gallery. In the process of …
Documents of the National Picture Gallery (Országos Képtár)
In 1977, some important documents of the National Picture Gallery were inventoried in the Data Repository of the Hungarian National Gallery's as “core material” (material that had been there for a long time). They reveal interesting details about the life and times of the first Hungarian public museum, such as, for instance, what paintings were acquired and how; what rules the institution had; …