Prékopa Ágnes (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 29. (Budapest, 2013)
The Museum of Applied Arts in 2011-12
that followed in its footsteps set about informing public taste. The title of the exhibition was taken from the lecture of József Keszler held at the Museum of Applied Arts in 1907. The idea behind the competition curated by Ágnes Prékopa was to bring people’s attention to some examples of “bad” design. Apart from the submitted objects, references were also made to another exhibition held with a similar intention and agenda by Gustav Edmund Pazau- rek in Stuttgart in 1909 entitled A Collection of Aberrations in Taste (Sammlung der Geschmacksverirrungen ). Lechner, the Church Builder 14th—23rd September 2012 The exhibition, which formed part of the 2012 Ars Sacra Festival, looked at the two churches Ödön Lechner designed, St. Ladislas’s church in Kőbánya (Budapest) and St. Elizabeth’s church in Pozsony (Bratislava, Slovakia), with the aid of the building plans and architectural ceramics. The curator of the exhibition was Máté Mil- lisits. Zsolnay Eosin Glazes 9th October - 11th November 2012 The main piece of the display, which formed part of the Autumn Festival of Museums, was the sample piece of the Zsolnay factory laboratory, which consists of examples of colourful glazes made according to the recipes of the ‘eosin’ glaze technique that had made the factory world famous. This centrepiece was surrounded by artefacts made using the same eosin glazes. Events During the course of 2011-2012 the Museum of Applied Arts was able to put on a rich and varied programme of events for its visitors. Apart from the regular guided tours in the exhibitions, there were academic lectures and educational programmes. There have also been book presentations and concerts at the museum. The specially organized family weekends have been a regular feature in the main museum building, as well as at the Hopp Villa and Nagytétény Mansion. The afternoon Tea House programme series, which tied in with some of the major exhibitions, were put on primarily with the older generation in mind. The contemporary applied arts markets have been held four times a year. The museum took part in the Museums May Day celebrations and at the Sziget Festival, as well as at numerous other events, partly organized by the Friends of the Museum of Applied Arts. What follows is a selection of just a few of the events that went on during the course of 2011-2012. Japanese Festival at the Ferenc Flopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts and the György Ráth Museum 30th April - 1st May 2011 The Hungarian-Japanese Friendship Society annual get-together was accompanied by displays, concerts, guided tours and lectures. Instruments Day - The 20th Anniversary of the School of Musical Instrument Making 20tl’-22nd May 2011 Lectures, musical instrument demonstrations and concerts were held at the Museum of Applied Arts as part of an event organ115
