Museums of Budapest- a Hands-on Course
Course summary
During this unique course, participants will have an opportunity to gain insight into the art scene in Budapest and to take a behind-the-scenes look at museum life. Participants will be able to explore Budapest's major museums and learn not only about important art initiatives, but also about the work of professionals working in the field of art. Art historians, curators, exhibition organisers and art mediators will accompany you on this exciting exploration.
The doors of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Hungarian National Gallery, the Hungarian National Museum, the Kiscelli Museum, the Museum of Ethnography and the Ludwig Museum will be opened to participants in a way they would never see as ordinary museum visitors. This practice-oriented course is all about art and art communication.
Course period
21 July- 03 August
Credits
Our course recommends 5 ECTS points, which may be accepted for credit transfer by the participants' home universities. Those who wish to obtain these credits should inquire about the possible transfer at their home institution prior to their enrollment. The International Strategy Office will send a transcript to those who have fulfilled all the necessary course requirements and request one.
Application deadline
30 May 2025 (max. 15- 20 participants)
Course fee
590 EUR; includes: tuition fee, course materials, meals (coffee break and lunch), local transport, opening ceremony and the cost of the leisure time programs, excursions
Course requirements:
At least level B2 (CEFR) English proficiency
Previous museum and art related studies would be an advantage
Application
Application form: https://www.elte.hu/en/content/.f.678
Meet the lecturers
Orsolya
Endrődy, Phd is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education. Her main interests are in the intersection of the visual, cultural and childhood studies including gender, inclusion, global education, sustainability and intercultural understanding. She is editor in the main educational scientific journals in Hungary and guest lecturer at Chiang Mai University, Thailand, and Osaka University, Japan. She has been involved with several Erasmus KA2 research projects as a project leader of ELTE, such as EXCIITE or STROLL. She has recenly published a full issue on Global Education in Asia. She also has Q1 and D1 ranked publications in the field of Childhood, Education and Linguistics.
Dr. Péter Erdősi, Assistant Professor- Institute of Historical Studies, and Atelier Department for Interdisciplinary History
Judit Klement, Habil Associate Professor- Institute of Historical Studies, and Atelier Department for Interdisciplinary History
Patrik Mravik, Assistant Professor- Institute of Historical Studies
Patrik Mravik is an Assistant Professor at ELTE Atelier Department for Interdisciplinary History. His research interests include the social and cultural history of the socialist period, history of Hungarian cinema and television, and the theories of contemporary museology. In addition to researching and teaching activities, he has been involved in several participatory projects in the field of museology and cultural heritage studies.
Dániel Veress, Lecturer- Institute of Historical Studies and Atelier Department for Interdisciplinary History
Zsuzsanna Hudák - Exhibiton Organiser, Museum of Fine Art
Dr Kinga Bódi- Curator, Museum of Fine Art
Mónika Kumin- Hungarian National Gallery
Zita Varga- Museum Educator, Ludwig Museum
Eszter György, Assistant Professor, ELTE Atelier Department for Interdisciplinary History
Hannah Daisy Foster- Museologist- Museum of Etnography
Zita Gódórné Hazenauer - Japanese Garden Expert, Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts
Course Syllabus
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22 July Tuesday |
24 July Thursday |
25 July Friday |
29 July Tuesday |
30 July Thursday |
31 July Friday |
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9.00-10.30 |
Judit Klement, ELTE- Urban development of Budapest, historical overview |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Visual Art and professions |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Interpretation of symbols: iconography, visual anthropology, visual sociology |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Children and Art, Adults and art, Art as therapy: keeping your inner child alive |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Inclusive museum |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Visual literacy: how to see the world through the lens of visuality |
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11.00-12.30 |
Dr. Orsolya Endrődy- Nagy, ELTE- Strolling in the city: artworks in urban spaces |
Péter Erdősi, ELTE- The institutionalisation of monument protection and of musealisation in Budapest, 19-20 centuries |
Dániel Veress, ELTE- History goes contemporary: Artist interventions in historical museums
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Patrik Mravik, ELTE- Participatory museum |
Zsuzsanna Hudák, Museum of Fine Art- Exhibition organisation |
Zita Godorné Hazenauer, Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Art- Museum spaces: Garden |
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13.30-15.00 |
Mónika Kumin, MNG- Interpreting landscape and nature from late modernism to ecological art. |
Eszter György, ELTE- Roma heritage and contemporary art |
Hannah Foster, Museum of Ethnography- Friction as means of interpretation in a permanent exhibition |
Zita Varga, Ludwig Museum- Slow looking – well-being and self-awareness in museum spaces |
Kinga Bódi, Museum of Fine Art- Anti- aging: Artists’ late and last works and an exclusive look at the prints and drawing collection
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Joint Art Project in the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Art, Garden |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Related to Dr. Orsolya Endrődi- Nagy’s lecture
- Benedek, András; Veszelszki, Ágnes (szerk.) Virtual Reality − Real Visuality : Virtual, Visual, Veridical
- New York, Amerikai Egyesült Államok, Wien, Ausztria, Berlin, Németország, Oxford, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia, Frankfurt am Main, Németország, Bern, Svájc, Bruxelles, Belgium : Peter Lang (2017) 198 p. DOI ( Endrődy-Nagy, Orsolya
- Images and Iconography in Cross-Cultural Context)
- Endrődy, Orsolya (ed.):STROLL - Walking in the city: Teaching manual, Budapest, Magyarország : ELTE PPK, Interkulturális Pszichológia és Pedagógia Intézet (2023) , 63 p. ISBN: 9789634895589 EDIT
https://ippi.ppk.elte.hu/media/62/e5/dedf45c804b34ba570ee62b798ae8d03e430373b950acb55affedebf3dda/STROLL%20TEACHING%20MANUAL%20FINAL.pdf - Kress, Gunther and Leeuwen, Theo van: Reading Images, The Grammar of Visual Design,London and New York, ,Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.
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- Smith, Ken, Moriarty, Sandra, Barbatsis, Gretchen, Kenney, Keith (eds.): Handbook of Visual Communication; Theory, Methods and media, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Mahwah, New Jersey, London, 2005.
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- Sperling, Lynda Joy: Famous works of art in popular culture, A reference guide, Greenwood press, Westport, Connecticut, London, 2003
Related to Eszter György’s lecture
- Junghaus, Tímea (2014) Roma art: Theory and practice. Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 59 (1). pp. 25-42.
- Eszter György (2021) : From the Dining Hall to the Budapest History Museum: Contemporary Roma art and cultural heritage, trapped in community space? eriac.org blog
Related to Dr. Kinga Bódi’s lecture:
https://fswg.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/adorno-late-style-in-beethoven.pdf
https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/de/ausstellungen/145/egon-schiele
https://www.amazon.com/End-Artists-Late-Last-Works/dp/1789141311
https://academic.oup.com/book/9993/chapter-abstract/157354571?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Related to Zita Varga’s lecture
Shari Tishman: Slow Looking, The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation, Routledge, 2017
Related to Hannah Foster’s lecture
- Ivan Karp et.al. (eds.) 2006 Museum Frictions. Public Cultures / Global Transformations. Duke University Press, Durham and London - esp. Introduction by Corinne A Kratz and Ivan Karp
- Clémentine Deliss 2020 The Metabolic Museum. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Berlin - esp. Manifesto for the Post-Ethnographic Museum and Manifesto for Rights of Access to Colonial Collections Sequestered in Western Europe
- Tony Bennett: Thinking (with) Museums. From Exhibitionary Complex to Governmental Assemblage. In: Andrea Witcomb - Kylie Message (eds.) 2020 [2015] The International Handbooks of Museum Studies: Museum Theory. Wiley - Blackwell, Croydon, 3-20.