Art Deco and Modernism

Thematic Collections

The exhibition "Art Deco and Modernism - Interior design in Hungary, 1920-1940" in 2012 featured more than 200 objects from the museum's collection. The objects displayed here gave an overview of the interior design between the two world wars of which not only the art deco but also the eclectic and vernacular tendencies were dominant features of Hungarian taste.

Bookends - book-shaped
Bookends - book-shaped
Box - book-shaped
Ceramic picture - Fair at Debrecen
Ceramic picture - women in folk costumes holding each other
Chessman - king
Cocktail cup
Cup and saucer
Footed bowl
Footed bowl
Footed cup - With female figures
Glass picture - With fruit still life
Jug - in the style of the giuld jugs of Holics
Ornamental plate - With a horse
Ornamental plate - With pierced rim
Ornamental vessel with lid
Ornamental vessel with lid - Painted in the so-called post-haban style
Ornamental vessel with lid - With figure of a fox