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The show, in the Sikorski House of the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, presents some 600 pieces made by Pécs?s Zsolnay Porcelain Factory between 1870 and 1910. Among the highlights of the exhibition, entitled Golden Age of Zsolnay, are pieces made and signed by Teréz and Júlia Zsolnay, the granddaughters of the factory?s founder.
The pieces include ones inspired by patterns from India, Japan and China, outstanding examples of work covered with Vilmos Zsolnay?s ?eosin? glaze, invented around the turn of the century, and porcelain decorated by József Rippl-Rónai and Sándor Apaáti Abt, two of Hungary?s greatest art nouveau artists.
The local council of Pécs decided to purchase the Gyugyi collection in November for EUR 1.3 million or about HUF 360 million. Transporting the pieces, establishing an exhibition space and incidental costs brought the total price tag to about HUF 600 million.
Pécs mayor Zsolt Páva made a call for donations to support the purchase in June. So far, about 900 people have donated a combined HUF 4 million.
The Gyugyi collection has, until know, only been seen in a book published by Helikon Kiadó in 2006.
Gyugyi said earlier that he would part with the collection because he was old, his sons live far away and he did not want the collection to be split up later.
Visitors must first register before viewing the collection.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
