‘museum history’

… Registration 09:30–09:40 Welcome by Zsolt Petrányi, Deputy Director for Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 09:40–09:50 Welcome by Dávid Fehér, Head of KEMKI 09:50–10:00 Welcome by Magdolna Gucsa and Eszter Őze Session 1: Women, Class and Labour Movement 10.00–10.20 Diana Plachendovskaya, EHESS, Paris: Adornment as a Matter of Class: Émigré Women Fashion Jewellery Designers in Paris (1920–1930) 10.20–10.40 Őze Eszter, KEMKI, Budapest: …

… she explores the lessons of previous endeavours to modify the weather and climate. Throughout history, humans have sought, by various means, to influence the weather in a favourable way. In the past, they turned to magic, witchcraft, or folk practices to ward off hail or drought. In the new worldview of modernity, the conquest of nature was the priority, giving rise to the scientific era of weather manipulation.  Today, the local reality of recurring weather phenomena has been …

… be catalogued; it should be used to produce scholarly and promotional publications. The memorial museum needs managing, a memorial should be erected in front of the house, a car park must be created (possibly with a coffee stand). (László Beke: The Inhumanity of Art, 1979) László Beke was an internationally renowned art historian who passed away in 2022. It was the great honour of the KEMKI ADK collection to receive, as per the family’s decision, his archives in 2023. …

… Actors and networks for transferring and trading art, such as auction houses, dealers, galleries, museums, art societies, artists’ networks or collectives, dealer and/or collector consortia, laymen; Locations and platforms for trading and transferring art, such as museums, freeports, hotels, apartments, fairs, and online platforms; State involvement in trading and transferring art, such as commissioning monumental art/murals, guaranteed buying, soft power cultural politics, …

… birth of Elek Petrovics (1873-1945), who was an art critic, art collector and the director of the Museum of Fine Arts between 1914 and 1935, the KEMKI-ADK is organising a professional conference. The event will take place in the Schickedanz Hall of at the Museum of Fine Arts.   Conference Programme 9:00-9:30 am Registration 9:30-9:40 am Welcome speech by General Director Dr. László Baán   SECTION I, section leader: Károly Tóth 9:40-10:10 am …