I didn''t set off to visit this museum,...
I didn''t set off to visit this museum, which I hadn''t visited for many years. But I thought I''d have another look at Hősök tere (Heroes Square) - always a delight - except this time they were preparing for a pop concert and I could only see the Heroes'' backsides! Ah well! The Museum of Fine Arts was closed for refurbishment, so I have to admit that it was not with great enthusiasm that I went into the Mücsarnok to see their exhibition Hand|Craft|Art 2018 - Folk Art. How wrong I was! The exhibition was breathtaking! From their hand out, it "presents a representative selection of works by outstanding masters of contemporary Hungarian folk handicrafts from the past ten to fifteen years showcasing the wealth of genres, techniques and creative ideas that are signature features of the Hungarian handicraft movement. I fear that if I read that about an exhibition in England, I think I''d give it a very wide berth. Not, I hasten to say, that I think that English cultural traditions are inferior





