NATIONAL MUSEUM EXPLORES 250 YEARS OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN CONNECTIONS : A COLLECTION THAT HONORS MANY INCLUDING TONY CURTIS AND ZSA ZSA GABOR

Excerpt: The Hungarian National Museum officially opened its new exhibition, The American Dream: Hungarians in the United States, 1776–2026, commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence and celebrating the enduring relationship between Hungary and the United States. Through stories of migration, achievement, and shared democratic values, the exhibition explores how generations of Hungarians helped shape American society while maintaining strong cultural ties to their homeland, underscoring the themes of freedom, opportunity, and perseverance that have connected the two nations for nearly two and a half centuries.

HUNGARY TODAY : NATIONAL MUSEUM HONORING HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN CONNECTIONS : 250 ANNIVERSARY OF USA

SZAZHALOMBATTA BRONZE AGE TELL ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE : WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF THE DIG?

Százhalombatta : Oh this looks like a very interesting way to spend three weeks! 

SZAZHALOMBATTA BRONZE AGE TELL ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE

Finds from the site include pottery, daub, plaster, metalwork, moulds, loom weights, bone tools, antler objects, ground stone, lithics, amber, animal and occasional human bones. Many of the Bronze Age houses were burnt. This has resulted in outstanding preservation of organic material including botanical remains such as thatch from house roofs and Bronze Age food like crabapples, peas, beans and lentils. There is also worked wood and basketry. Thin section soil micromorphology, phytoliths, charcoal and coprolites add to the data from the site.

Excavation at the site is directed by Dr Magdolna Vicze (Hungarian National Museum), Professor Marie Louise Stig Sørensen (University of Cambridge), and Professor Joanna Sofaer (University of Southampton). Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Katharina Rebay-Salisbury, head of the University of Vienna team, is also our project partner.

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM : LET'S LOOK AT CURRENT EXHIBITS : A COUNTRY FOR WOMEN VIRTUAL TOUR : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #21

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM - A COUNTRY FOR WOMEN

Excerpt:  However, from an archaeological point of view it is exactly women's graves which are more spectacular, richer and more colorful than those of men.  These women - including saints, queens, women and daughters of noble families, women brought in bondage or whose marriage sealed an alliance, and of course mothers intriguing for their children's prosperity - also played a significant role in the transformation of Europe. 

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INFLUENCE OF ITALY : HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM - HISTORY OF HUNGARY PERMANENT EXHIBIT

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM - HISTORY OF HUNGARY
Browse through the photos of the permanent collection and note the influence of the Italian Renaissance on Hungary (the first country to be influenced) : architecture, art, fashion.


Search for these words: ...the townsmen involved with long-distance trade were overwhelmingly of German or Italian descent and had family connections with many towns...  However, this tapestry commissioned by King Matthias Corvinus and considered a masterpiece of Ittalian textile art, was made specifically for secular use.



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