Bøger udgivet af Hopp Ferenc Azsiai Muveszeti Muzeum

The art of ancient Gandhara produced unique works of art in the style of the Hellenistic period of the 4th century AD. 1-6th centuries BC. It was the first time that the Buddha was depicted in human form, and to the northwest of India, in one of the busy regions of the Silk Road: the land of Gandhara, a new type of art created unique Hellenistic style Buddhist sculpture. Besides free-standing Buddha and Bodhisattva statues of exceptional beauty, reliefs were characteristic features of Gandharan art, depicting episodes from the life of the Buddha, decorating the walls of stupas, shrines for Buddhist relics. The exhibition showcases the Gandharan collection of Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, 82 statues made of Himalayan grey schist and stucco, within their historical and art historical contexts. The Gandharan collection, was donated almost entirely by Mr. Imre Schwaiger (1868-1940) a Hungarian-born, Delhi and London based art dealer, who donated numerous Asian art objects to the Museum, all of first-class quality. The exhibition and the catalogue also honours the memory of this generous donor, also known as the "second founder of the Museum."

The Knorr family occupied the building for seven years, after which, for reasons unknown, they sold it to Ferenc Hopp, a well-respected businessman who had already completed his first trip around the world, and who moved there from his apartment on the Grand Boulevard as he needed more and more space for his ever-expanding collection. In his first years in his new home, he changed little on the house itself, but he transformed his garden into one of the most magical sights of Budapest. On his first tour of the globe, Hopp had visited the famous botanical gardens in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), a Dutch colonial city on West Java. The experience moved him so deeply that he decided to create similar surroundings of his own in Budapest. The Dutch name Buitenzorg can be loosely translated as 'without worries', and as his own home and garden were intended to drive away troubles, he named the villa "Buitenzorg Residence". He filled the garden with exotic plants and with curious objects he had collected on his travels, much to the amazement of the contemporary press. This volume is intended to commemorate this "worryless" garden by presenting its history, a description of the flowers, architectural features and landscaping elements it contained, and photos taken in it and of it.

The publication related to the exhibition Shangay-Shanghai. Parallel Diversities Between East and West is intended to offer an overview of the creative activities of Hungarians who were attached to Shanghai in the first half of the twentieth century, and evoke the image of the East that was widespread in Hungary at the time. Viewed from some unconventional angles, and incorporating a plethora of associated artistic fields, the book examines a number of territories, topics and objects that have so far eluded closer inseption, and illustretes some of ways in which Far Eastern influences affected Hungary during the period in question, and how Western influences were conveyed, via Hungarian intermediaries, to the Orient, especially to Shanghai. The volume is diveded into nine units. The topic of these units beyond the historical background are travellers and traders, architects and construction, artist influences, films and movies, music, dance and theaters, fashions. The volume well illustrated with color and archive photos.