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Dr. Györgyi Fajcsák, director of Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, has been awarded a high state honour
János Csák, Minister of Culture and Innovation, on the nomination of dr. László Baán, Director General of the Museum of Fina Arts, Budapest, awarded the Móra Ferenc Prize to dr. Györgyi Fajcsák, Director of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts. More ❯❯❯
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Treasures of Ancient China - The Age of the Jade Emperors | Exhibition at Móra Ferenc Museum, Szeged | 24 June - 31 December 2023
A fascinating exhibition has opened on 24 June 2023, the Night of Museums, at Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged. The exhibition entitled "Treasures of Ancient China - The Age of the Jade Emperors" presents original ancient Chinese artefacts illustrating everyday life, burial customs, rulers, and visitors may learn about the nomadic peoples who once lived on the borders of China. The highlight of the exhibition is a jade armour that was used for the burial of dead rulers, and is made from 1,460 pieces of jade leaf fastened with gold threads.
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Special guests attending a lecture in the exhibition Yurts and Monasteries
István Sántha, social anthropologist and researcher of Inner Asia (ELKH Humanities Research Center, Research Institute of Ethnography) gave a lecture in the Yurts and Monasteries exhibition about Hungarian travelers and explorers of Inner Asia, among others Vilmos Diószegi.
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Recognition of Hopp Museum staff - directly from Mongolia
During the visit of the international conference participants, the First Counsellor of the Embassy of Mongolia in Budapest, handed over a certificate of recognition to colleagues of Hopp Museum. More ❯❯❯
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Two scholarly conferences took place this week celebrating the 120. anniversary of Lajos Ligeti's birth
The Department of Mongolian and Inner Asian Studies at Eötvös Loránd University organised a one-day conference on the 18th of October with the participation of Hungarian and Mongolian scholéars; and hosted another, two-day, international conference on 20-21 October, titled Aspects of Mongolian Buddhism – Animals, Plants and Bioethics. More ❯❯❯
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Series of lectures at the University of Public Service
Judit Bagi, curator of the Archive at Hopp Museum gives a series of lectures this term at the University of Public Service. More ❯❯❯
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Ferenc Hopp and Hopp Museum on TV
Channel 5 of Hungarian TV has visited Hopp Museum in August. More ❯❯❯
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Krisztina Hoppál lecture on our Zichy Collection
Krisztina Hoppál (PhD) member of MTA-ELTE-SZTE Silk Road Research Group has been conducting research on Zichy Collection at Hopp Museum. She has recently given an account on her research results at the annual scholarly international conference of the European Association of Archaeologists. More ❯❯❯
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Hopp Museum welcomed two international interns this summer
During the summer, two foreign students completed their internship at the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts: Felicia Henn Chiang from Taiwan and Çağla Aydın from Turkey. Under the guidance of the curators, our interns were involved in the work of several collections. More ❯❯❯
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Butterflies with Lustre and Birds with Glaze. Zsolnay Japonisme
A temporary exhibition curated by Mirjam Dnées, curator of Japanese Collection Department at Hopp Museum and realised in cooperation with Zsolnay Museum (Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs). More ❯❯❯