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Hiller called the exhibition of treasures from all over the world "a Budapest miracle" that shows the height of nomadic culture and thanked the National Museum as well as its international partners in the show.
"Budapest has become a city of exhibitions of talent, professionalism and scope," he said.
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In the 8th century BC, the Eurasian steppe was conquered by a new horse-riding nomadic people, the Scythians. They used to build enormous burial mounds above their princes' graves and bury their dead with exquisite golden objects. Their precious-metal work was the zenith of nomadic art.
The exhibition Scythian Golden Treasures shows the most significant relics and stages of Scythian art and culture, including more than 1,300 artworks from museums in Germany, Russia, Romania and Ukraine and well as the National Museum's collections. Special emphasis is put on the cultural and economic relations between Asia and Europe developed by this mysterious ancient people.
Scythian Gold Treasures is open until May 31, 2009
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Photo: Eszter Gordon
