A temporary exhibition titled Hungarian EXPO successes opened in the Hungarian National Museum (MNM), where the public can learn about 170 years of 32 world exhibitions and the successes of the Hungarians who appeared at them.
Regional Development Minister Tibor Navracsics recalled at the opening of the exhibition that the Hungarians already participated in the first world exhibition in London in 1851, thereby showing the world that the Hungarian nation did not perish after the laying down of arms in Lzákár.
The world exhibitions helped to strengthen our own national self-confidence, said the minister, adding that from the end of the 19th century until the end of the 19th century, the Hungarian nation was able to show at world exhibitions that it wanted to be among the first nations, regardless of its population.
The world exhibition, which serves as a meeting point for cultures and nations, is a huge success, which also creates community on a global level, emphasized Tibor Navracsics. László Simon László, the director general of the Hungarian National Museum, emphasized: the exhibition collects and presents artefacts related to world exhibitions from around 50 Hungarian public collections and private individuals.
About forty percent of the visitors to the Hungarian National Museum are foreigners, so the institution has a special role in helping foreigners see that there is reason to respect this nation, said the director general, who added that they also want to popularize the exhibition among children.
The Hungarian EXPO success exhibition has opened in the Hungarian National Museum/Source/MTI/Tamás Kovács
The purpose of the exhibition is a complex presentation of the participation and successes of the Hungarians in the world's fairs. Most of the artefacts related to world exhibitions were searched for the exhibition, and they are presented in the largest possible number.
The exhibition also deals with the creation of world exhibitions, their significance, and their impact on humanity.
In addition to the Hungarian fine and industrial arts, architecture, the history of science and technology, handicrafts, trade, the food industry and catering are also displayed at the exhibition.
The exhibition presents iconic artefacts, uplifting and interesting stories from the world exhibitions of the past 170 years, through which an unusual Hungarian success story can emerge.
In addition to masterpieces from the Herend and Zsolnay factories, Flóris Rómer's diary and Béla Vikár's phonograph cylinders, the exhibition also includes works by painters such as Károly Markó, Than Mór, Károly Lotz, Viktor Madarász, Bertalan Székely, and Mihály Munkácsy.
The Hungarian EXPO successes exhibition can be viewed until August 20, 2023.
Source: aelvidek.ma
Featured image: MTI/Tamás Kovács
