Exhibitions at the Hungarian House in London
The oeuvre of composer Mátyás Seiber, royal coins and the ceramics of Márta Jakobovits
In early May three exhibitions opened at the Hungarian House in London, organized by the Liszt Institute. The fourth-floor gallery is featuring the exhibition entitled Only Silence by Márta Jakobovits, a Transylvanian ceramic artist and regular member of HAA. Some of the pieces from the exhibition were on display in recent months in Bucharest, in Sepsiszentgyörgy, in the Elizabeth Xi Bauer gallery in London as well as at the oeuvre exhibition of the academician Márta Jakobovits, who turns eighty this year, at the Körös Museum in Oradea.
In early May three exhibitions opened at the Hungarian House in London, organized by the Liszt Institute. The fourth-floor gallery is featuring the exhibition entitled Only Silence by Márta Jakobovits, a Transylvanian ceramic artist and regular member of HAA. Some of the pieces from the exhibition were on display in recent months in Bucharest, in Sepsiszentgyörgy, in the Elizabeth Xi Bauer gallery in London as well as at the oeuvre exhibition of the academician Márta Jakobovits, who turns eighty this year, at the Körös Museum in Oradea.
The praise given at the opening mentioned the artist's domestic and international successes based on natural materials and the forms of nature, while curator Edward Sheldrick, reflecting on her success, spoke about how Jakobovits, using the artistic metalanguage of a communal era older than antiquity, can convey a relevant message to everyone about the importance of finding balance and the need to showcase the miracle of life.
The Mátyás Seiber Trust in Cambridge, the Royal College of Music and the Liszt Institute paid tribute to the memory of the composer Mátyás Seiber, who was born in Budapest 120 years ago, with a three-day masterclass, symposium, concert and exhibition at the Hungarian House on the first weekend of May. Seiber collected folk songs with Zoltán Kodály, and Bartók and Kodály were later involved in the scientific processing of the folk music collection.
The Royal College of Music's exhibition entitled Music, Migration and Mobility is presenting the significance of the oeuvres of Central European composers who emigrated to England due to the anti-Jewish laws through a thematic selection of photographs, manuscripts, concert programmes and memorabilia, paying special attention in the case of Seiber to the impact he had on the artistic life of the host country.
The seventh floor of the Hungarian House with its terrace overlooking Trafalgar Square is showcasing the Kings on Coins series until mid-June, which presents the monarchs of Hungary's thousand-year history. The Székesfehérvár branch of the Hungarian Coin Collectors' Association produced the highly successful series entitled Kings Crowned and Buried in Székesfehérvár starting in 1986, and later expanded it with the King's Series coins issued in honor of the Hungarian kings of the Habsburg dynasty. The exhibition, which is presenting the thirty-five crowned monarchs of the Kingdom of Hungary, was created in collaboration with renowned sculptors, goldsmiths and dedicated collectors, providing a unique insight into the artistic and craft work behind the coins, presenting the original designs and minting techniques, while the detailed catalogue provides further interpretive, historical and scientific explanations for the exhibition.
The Mátyás Seiber Trust in Cambridge, the Royal College of Music and the Liszt Institute paid tribute to the memory of the composer Mátyás Seiber, who was born in Budapest 120 years ago, with a three-day masterclass, symposium, concert and exhibition at the Hungarian House on the first weekend of May. Seiber collected folk songs with Zoltán Kodály, and Bartók and Kodály were later involved in the scientific processing of the folk music collection.
The Royal College of Music's exhibition entitled Music, Migration and Mobility is presenting the significance of the oeuvres of Central European composers who emigrated to England due to the anti-Jewish laws through a thematic selection of photographs, manuscripts, concert programmes and memorabilia, paying special attention in the case of Seiber to the impact he had on the artistic life of the host country.
The seventh floor of the Hungarian House with its terrace overlooking Trafalgar Square is showcasing the Kings on Coins series until mid-June, which presents the monarchs of Hungary's thousand-year history. The Székesfehérvár branch of the Hungarian Coin Collectors' Association produced the highly successful series entitled Kings Crowned and Buried in Székesfehérvár starting in 1986, and later expanded it with the King's Series coins issued in honor of the Hungarian kings of the Habsburg dynasty. The exhibition, which is presenting the thirty-five crowned monarchs of the Kingdom of Hungary, was created in collaboration with renowned sculptors, goldsmiths and dedicated collectors, providing a unique insight into the artistic and craft work behind the coins, presenting the original designs and minting techniques, while the detailed catalogue provides further interpretive, historical and scientific explanations for the exhibition.
May 21, 2025
