The exhibition, which can be visited between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. until January 7th, features folk art, visual and industrial art works by professional and amateur artists and children's groups related to the Advent celebration.
The exhibition lists many forms of nativity scenes, opening up the opportunity for visitors to think about the history of nativity scenes, said Bishop Gábor Mohos, parish priest of the basilica, at the opening. He added: the message of Christmas is love, the power of which can touch cold hearts and souls, and this exhibition also evokes this.
László Németh, the president of the National Association of Industry Associations (IPOSZ), recalled: with the participation of the exhibitors of the Foundation for Hungarian Handicrafts, they took part in the international manger exhibition in Rome for the first time in 29 years, to which 17 artists were invited again this year. Sándor László, the vice president of BKIK, spoke about the role and tasks of the chamber.
For the 28th exhibition organized by the Hungarian Handicrafts Foundation, you could apply for Nativity scenes, objects that perpetuate the folk customs of nativity scenes, and objects related to the Advent celebration. The projects were judged by a jury consisting of folk craftspeople and ethnographic researchers, as well as representatives of the Esztergom Christian Museum and the Cistercian Parish.
The nativity scene was first organized by the Hungarian Handicrafts Foundation in 1994 on the model of the 100 nativity scene international exhibition in Rome.
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Photo: Esztergom–Budapest Archdiocese Tourist Office
