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BEAUTIFUL WEAPONRY – 10th March – 28th August, 2011 ARTVENTURA – 4 – 25 February 2011 „THAT’S HOW WE LIVE(D)” - 6th February – 25 April, 2011. MOBIL AGE HISTORY - 11th November 2010 - 13th February 2011BEAUTIFUL WEAPONRY
Temporary Exhibition from the Weapon Collection of Déri Museum, Debrecen, Hungary
Place - Dobó Bastion, Castle Museum Eger, Hungary
10th March – 28th August, 2011
It was a national ceremony when Déri Museum opened on 25th May, 1930. The following sentence was said in a speech during the opening ceremony: “A first class collection came to being, which is significant not only in national, but in European relations as well”.
The primary aim for Frigyes Déri, the collector was not only to compile the fullest series of one type of weapon, but to collect the most varied collection of weapons. Due to the unique pieces the value of this weapon collection is high by international standards too.
The collection can be divided into three groups. The first one contains in the field weapons of Christian Europe and hunting weapons mainly from the 15-18th century pieces from Hungarian, German and Italian territories once under Habsburg rule.
The second biggest unit contains the classic weapons of the muslim world, which are from the Osman Empire and Persia, these are the most decorated martial instruments of the collection.
The third group presents far East weapons, which is the smallest but most exotic group. The weapons were made in Japan and India in the 17-18th century.
The exhibition is organised according to this division.
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ARTVENTURA – 4 – 25 February 2011
The István Dobó Castle Museum is proud to present a special, travelling environmental protection exhibition titled ARTVENTURA.
Hand-on works of art, a bike to win and a environmental protection open day also await you at this free exhibition in the Dobó Bastion.
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„THAT’S HOW WE LIVE(D)”
Europe and Near-East through the eyes of tradition fosterers
6th February – 25 April, 2011.
Temporary Exhibition in the Gothic Palace of the István Dobó Castle Museum
The recently made period instruments, garments and weapons can be seen in the exhibition.
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MOBIL AGE HISTORY
What are the things you will definitely forget to take with you? Keys? Valet? When was the last time you had no mobile phone in your pocket? You must have gone back for it. Were you annoyed or happy that it did not ring all day long? Didn't you feel that you missed something?
Have you ever lost your mobile? How many entries with names of old friends, business partners, and messages of pictures did you lose with your phone? Have you ever been pondering about how many years you have been so attached to this small item? There are people in Hungary who have been familiar with mobile phones, these small objects, or rather the size of a brick at the beginning, for seventeen years now. Some exceptional ones knew about the feeling in the USA in the 1930s. At the beginning, mobile phones seemed like unattainable status symbols for the average man. But today, we cannot even leave the house without them. In the meantime, a generation familiar with mobiles, a mobile generation, grew up. They have memories full of emotions about the mobiles. They believe that these memories are worth keeping.
Can we say then that there is a mobile history? The mobile generations will say yes, so we set up an exhibition.
The Mobil Age Fund was established to make the relics we collected in Hungary and across the world important mile stones to preserve them for the future generations.
This time we present a fraction of the complete collection. We selected mobile milestones that opened up new ways in the history of mobile communication. The visitors will find their own favourite mobiles; will discover the history of the manufacturers and network operators.
Have a good time, enjoy the footages, and watch a short film on the history of mobile phones.
The Mobil Age Fund
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