Minister of State for Culture János Halász opened a travelling exhibition of interwar art in the town of Szentendre, east of Budapest on Thursday. The exhibition, entitled “An era between historic traumas – Art and patronage between 1920 and 1944”, has reached its third location since it was first shown last August in Székesfehérvár, central Hungary.

“Art is a dialogue between the artist and the recipient, but can also be a dialogue between two regions or two cities. This exhibition is a good example of this (second role)” – Halász said.

The exhibition was organised by the Hungarian Association of Country Museums and gives on overview of Hungarian interwar art centred around six major topics: the Treaty of Trianon, art collection, the relationship between the artist and cult, scientific advancements, the cultural policy of former culture minister Kunó Klebelsberg, and unofficial artists and art patronage. Every venue adds its own specific contribution to the exhibition and Szentendre is including the works of two painters with strong local ties, Jenő Barcsay and Lajos Vajda.

The exhibition will be open until 23 April, when it will move to the south Hungarian city of Pécs.

(Ministry of Human Resources)