Exhibitions

Ceramics Space - Ceramics of the World

23/May/2022 - continuously

You can download informative brochures about the Cheramics of the World and Ceramic Worlds.

Audioguide is also available.

The Ceramics Space is a two-part gallery that can be visited free of charge. It is not a storage area, nor is it an exhibition furnished with detailed explanations. Think of the two parts of the gallery as the two hemispheres of the human brain. The left hemisphere is in charge of logical thought, rational perception, and language use, while the right side is responsible for visuality, creativity, and imagination. The Ceramics Space takes this duality as the model for museum collecting and conceptualisation. In the area corresponding to the left hemisphere, ceramics of the world are grouped logically, according to geographical area, ceramics centre, and shape, while the right hemisphere area offers an intuitive response to the myriad worlds of ceramics and explores their interconnections.

Why ceramics?

Because ceramics are everywhere: they have existed for millennia with ever-changing forms and functions. They are made and used by women and men, poor and rich alike. Although largely supplanted in modern households, they are still to be found in the form of roof tiles, urns, cups, ashtrays, and even swallows’ nests. Because each piece of pottery is a microcosm: creator and user, function, style, material, pattern, colour, sound, volume, and inscription all have their secrets to tell about the power of clay to connect peoples, epochs, societies, and customs.Because ceramics represent one of the most common materials in the museum’s collection: we have over 35,000 ceramic objects from five continents. While only a tenth of these can be put on
display, this is hopefully sufficient to give visitors an impression of the
collection, a sense of the museum’s passion for collecting, an awareness of its scientific mission, and a glimpse into the infinity of ideas embodied in the museum’s artefacts.

Kerámiatér / Ceramic Space

Kiállítási koncepció / Concept
Schleicher Vera, Vida Gabriella

Kurátorok / Curators
Schleicher Vera, Vida Gabriella, Bodnár Kata, Földessy Edina, Gärtner Petra, Gyarmati János, Hajdu Ágnes, Mácsai Boglárka, Szeljak György, Wilhelm Gábor, Pálóczy Krisztina

Restaurálás, műtárgyvédelem / Restoration
Forgó Erika, Kabáczy Annamária

Vizuális koncepció, látványterv / Design
Boros Viktória

Látványtervezési tanácsadás / Creative museum design consultancy
ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH, Stuttgart

Grafika /Graphics
Graphasel Design Studio

Közreműködő / Contributors
Kovács László fazekasmester

Nagy István operatőr
Nagy-Pölös Andrea néprajzkutató

Projektasszisztens / Coordination
Hercegh D’Albini Zsuzsanna

Fordítás /Translation
Espell Fordítás és Lokalizáció Zrt

Vitrinterv és kivitelezés / Showcase design and Production
BÉFLEX Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Zrt

Műtárgyfotók / Photo
Garai Edit, Sarnyai Krisztina, Szász Márton

Műtárgymozgatás, csomagolás / Packaging
Bulcsu László, Demetrovits Tibor, Dvorák Sándor, Nagymarosy Ádám, Simándi Zoltán, Szabó-Gavallér Áron, Veczán Dávid
MuseumComplex

Műtárgyinstallálás / Installation
Gyürki László, Berta Zsolt

Műtárgyadminisztráció / Administration
Horváth Kinga, Csámpay Erika, Pribusz Erika

Kommunikáció / Communication
Berényi Marianna

A beruházás megvalósítója / The implementer of the investment
Városliget Zrt.

Közreműködők / Contributors:
Ajtony Anna, Balogh Péter, Bába Veronika, Langó Nikolett, Mázsa Ákos, Schilling Sára

Ceramics Space - Ceramics of the World

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