Exhibition: Treasures of the Esterházy PrincesMuseum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Open: until 15 February 2009 The Esterházy family's private collection can deservedly be counted among the most important aristocratic treasuries of the Baroque period, and it is the only Hungarian aristocratic collection of this period which survived the vicissitudes of later centuries largely intact. The collection was housed for almost three hundred years in the treasury of the castle of Fraknó (now: Forchtenstein, Austria), where part of it still remains. The majority of the collection is today preserved at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest. The Museum of Applied Arts, together with the Esterházy Privatstiftung of Eisenstadt, will for the first time present the two parts of the collection in a joint exhibition. The exhibition will include about 130 objects: goldsmith works, jewellery and ceremonial weapons, luxurious textiles and costumes, as well as large-scale portraits of Esterházy family members. Most of the works on display were made in the 16th and 17th centuries, and their creators were among the best masters of European Mannerist and Baroque decorative arts. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, published in German and Hungarian.
The exhibition can be visited until 15 February 2009.
More informationMuseum of Applied Arts
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Open: daily from 10 AM to 6 PM, except Mondays. (Source: Museum of Applied Arts)
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