Török Gyöngyi: Gothic Panel Paintings and Wood Carvings in Hungary, Permanent exhibition of the Hungarian National Gallery (A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria kiadványai 2005/3)

Gothic Panel Paintings and Wood Carvings in Hungary

1. The Gothic exhibition on the ground-floor of building "D" preserve the memory ol thriving artistic activity all over the country, it is not coincidental that the majority ol our 1 tth-lbth century remains survived in the peripheral areas ol the Kingdom ot Hungary, which were least effected by fighting: Upper Northern I lungary and Transylvania. The largest collection of Hungarian winged altarpieces is housed in the Hungarian National Gallery, but there is also a considerable stock ol Hungarian medieval works in the Christian Museum in Esztergom. The National Gallery took over the Old Hungarian Collection from the Museum of Fine Arts in 1973, allowing tor the joint presentation of ancient and modern Hungarian art within a single museum. The first section of the exhibition displaying the earlier works was opened to the public in the groundfloor rooms of building "D" in 1979, followed by the opening of the second section in the former throne-room ol the Royal Palace on the first floor in 19H

2. Most late Gothic winged altarpieces were put on show here alter long processes of restoration.