Events

Visit to the Land of the Rising Sun
Photographs taken in Japan by naval physician Dezső Bozóky
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In 2023, Hopp Museum celebrates a centenary again, as our first permanent exhibition was opened in 1923. It presented the Chinese, Indian and Japanese collections in a regional and chronological order, with around 1,000 objects on display. To mark this occasion, a series of lectures given by the curators will be held in 2023 to explore Asia from collection to collection. More ❯❯❯

In 2023, Hopp Museum celebrates a centenary again, as our first permanent exhibition was opened in 1923. It presented the Chinese, Indian and Japanese collections in a regional and chronological order, with around 1,000 objects on display. To mark this occasion, a series of lectures given by the curators will be held in 2023 to explore Asia from collection to collection. More ❯❯❯

Japanese-Hungarian literary event, organised jointly by Hungarian-Japanese Friend Society and Hopp Museum. More ❯❯❯

In 2023, Hopp Museum celebrates a centenary again, as our first permanent exhibition was opened in 1923. It presented the Chinese, Indian and Japanese collections in a regional and chronological order, with around 1,000 objects on display. To mark this occasion, a series of lectures given by the curators will be held in 2023 to explore Asia from collection to collection. More ❯❯❯

The Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts and the Hungarian-Indian Friendship Society are organising a conference on the occasion of the anniversary, with the support of the Embassy of India, as part of the "75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" programme series. The title of the conference is inspired by Ervin Baktay's book of identical title. More ❯❯❯

In 2023, Hopp Museum celebrates a centenary again, as our first permanent exhibition was opened in 1923. It presented the Chinese, Indian and Japanese collections in a regional and chronological order, with around 1,000 objects on display. To mark this occasion, a series of lectures given by the curators will be held in 2023 to explore Asia from collection to collection. More ❯❯❯

The last guided tour (in Hungarian) in the exhibition Yurts and Monasteries. More ❯❯❯

Geographer Norbert Gőgös, Secretary of the Expedition Section of the Hungarian Geographical Society, will give a presentation about his treks in Mongolia. More ❯❯❯

The new volume of Hopp Museum's education book series is out! More ❯❯❯

Eszter Cselényi is the creator and owner of fashion brand CELENI. Her latest collection is inspired by the traditional dresses of Asian nomadic tribes and ancient Hungarian people. More ❯❯❯

Hungarian mountain climber Szilárd Suhajda climbed the 8516-meter Lhotse in Nepal on his first attempt without the help of supplementary oxygen and sherpas. He is the first and only Hungarian to do so to date. More ❯❯❯

The book, with an introductory study and notes, is the Hungarian translation of an old Northeast Chinese legend. The story is about a nomadic girl named Sirin. This little girl acquires miraculous abilities with the help of an ancient immortal, and then goes to war instead of her parents to defeat three bandit leaders who torment the tribes of the grassy steppes...

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AYU UTAMI (1968–), an Indonesian author and civil rights activist awarded with numerous awards, was born in Bogor, grew up in Jakarta, and studied Russian literature and language at the University of Indonesia. With her first novel, she immediately rose to the forefront of domestic literature, the work prepared the way for an entire new generation of Indonesian feminist writers.

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Due to demand, István Sántha anthropologist and Inner-Asia researcher (Research Centre for the Humanities, Folklore Department) repeats his lecture on earlier Hungarian travellers and scholars conducting research on Inner Asian culture and tradition. More ❯❯❯