The 1900 exhibition of the National Hungarian Royal School of Applied Art

The 1900 exhibition of the National Hungarian Royal School of Applied Art opened in February. It was a trial exhibition of work being sent to the Paris World’s Fair that year. Most of it was in the National Museum of Applied Arts, where the great hall and several exhibition halls were completely filled with the exhibits. Some of the items for display in the Hussar Hall and the related historical exhibition, the Ancient Occupations group, the 12th and 15th (applied arts) groups, were on display. The exhibition also included furniture ordered for a garden room in the Royal Palace of Buda; the prime minister’s office in the new Parliament building; applied arts items ordered by the City of Budapest (mayor’s room); and some views. For a few days, the works produced for Paris in the National Hungarian Royal School of Applied Art and the state “industrial schools” were also on display.

The joint exhibition of the Hungarian Royal School of Applied Arts and the Hungarian “Industrial Schools” displayed furnishings for a salon, a dining room and a study, and one group presented embroidery and lace. Well-informed observers could discern from the exhibition that the school was making progress, developing in a healthy direction.

s.au. 'A magyar iparművészet főpróbája' in: Magyar Iparművészet 1900/3. szám, 104-105. 

Hausmann A. 'A budai királyi vár Szent István-terme' in: Magyar Iparművészet 1900/3. szám, 105-109.

Mihalik J. 'A történeti csoport' in: Magyar Iparművészet 1900/3. szám, 109-117.

Csízik Gy. 'A párisi kiállításra kerülendő műipari tárgyaink bemutatása alkalmából' in: Magyar Iparművészet 1900/3. szám, 117-131.

by Jessica Fehérvári