The large-scale exhibition is organised by the Egg Decorators' Association to mark the inscription of egg decoration on the National Register of Intellectual Cultural Heritage. Hundreds of eggs by more than 40 egg-decorators are on display at this exhibition which serves as a spring fling. The egg is a symbol in itself: a symbol of rebirth and fertility. And the decoration on them, the sample variant, carries a special message. The tradition, once handed down from mother to daughter, is reflected in the works of folk artisans, Young Masters of Folk Art and Masters of Folk Art. The souvenir given in exchange for sprinkling on Easter Monday is now not only a reward for consumption, but also an artisan product with artistic values. The representative exhibition of artists will highlight the history of egg decorating, the technical aspects of egg decorating, the work of today's traditional communities and the possibilities of education.
You are cordially invited to the opening ceremony of the exhibition on 7 April 2022 at 15:00 at the Museum of Hungarian Applied Folk Art.
Honorary opening guest of the exhibition:
Eszter Csonka-Takács, Director of the Intellectual Cultural Heritage Directorate of the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum, ethnographer and
Zoltán Csákányi, Head of the Department of Folk Crafts, ethnographer.
Collaborators:
Andrea Navratil, folk singer
The exhibition is open until 6 May, Tuesday to Saturday, between 10:00-18:00.
Further information:
Magyar Népi Iparművészeti Múzeum
1011 Budapest, Fő utca 6.
(+36) 30 615 4134
