This new, thematic exhibition of the Vajda Museum takes a broader perspective and considers the influence of Vajda’s art and ethos on the second half of the 20th century through the praxes of diverse (neo-) avant-garde, postmodern and contemporary artists. As it offers a chronological overview of Vajda’s work, the exhibition introduces contemporary artists, one […]
The early 20th century was a transitional period for Szentendre. The constantly growing influx of Hungarian speakers from the turn of the century radically changed the social and cultural composition of the town, and then the First World War, the Soviet Republic and the Trianon Peace Treaty caused economic and political instability. The formerly multi-ethnic […]
This extensive exhibition looks back over the 100-year history of Szentendre’s Old Artist Colony, with both works well known and emblematic and ones less frequently seen or recently discovered. Archival materials, photographs and models round out the display of over two hundred artworks to illustrate the social, sociological and cultural-political background of the artist colony, […]