Written by Kovács Ágnes
Translated by Zoltán Bartko     

Fotos by Dóra Gráf
MaJel Rovás Centre, Alžbetina 42, Košice, Slovakia

5 December 2017 - 8 January 2018

If we talk about Péter Matl from Mukachevo, Ukraine, we usually add - as a hint to those, who don′t know him - that he is the author of the Monument of the Entry of the Hungarians to the Carpathian basin at Verecke Pass, Ukraine or that he is the author of the Monument of Hungarian National Unity in Ópusztaszer, Hungary. As a sculptor, during the last 20 years, he has been producing mainly public sculptures of wood, stone and bronze.

Read more: Gulag

Written by Gabriela Kutajová, Šaris Regional Gallery, Prešov, Slovakia
Translated by Zoltán Bartko

MaJel Rovás Centrum, Košice, Alžbetina 42

7. November 2017 - 28. November 2017

The new centre of Rovás, the House of Hungarian Presence hosted an exceptional exhibition. Only a single image was exhibited – a very good copy of the Iberian painter Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). The painting was found in a desolate state in Košice, Slovakia; after its renovation, its owner decided to show it to the public in a touring exhibition. The exhibition is open to the public in Košice until 28 November 2017.

Read more: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Madonna and Child

Written by PhDr. Miro Procházka     Translated by Zoltán Bartko

MaJel Rovás Centrum, Košice, Alžbetina 42

9. November 2017 - 10. December 2017

At the beginning of the 19th century, lithography was extensively used throughout France. It was accessible and easily feasible, mainly because this technique had the most in common with the most genuine expression in fine arts: pencil and pen drawings. That′s why it was so popular among the magazines of the age.

Until 1870 it was so influential – mainly in political caricature – that it could significantly influence illustrative art, even fine arts as such. Since the artists often made drawings directly on the stone, without any preparation, the unbound sheets or cut-out transparent images have great value.

Read more: Daumier and others

Written by Kovács Ágnes     

Translated by Zoltán Bartko

MaJel Rovás Centrum, Košice, Alžbetina 42

On October 24, along with the opening ceremony of the House of Hungarian Presence (MaJel) we opened (also) an exhibition of HUngarikums - Hungarian values, This mini-exhibition uses large photos, tangible products and objects to show the cultural values and traditions of the Hungarians and what Hungary gave to the world.

Read more: HUngarikums - Hungarian values

rovart   

Translated by Zoltán Bartko

József Szurcsik, painter, winner of the Mihály Munkácsy award, graphic artist, vice-president of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, assistant professor, one of the most influential people of contemporary fine arts in Hungary.

Read more: The Nature of Lack

Written by Kovács Ágnes     

Translated by Zoltán Bartko

MaJel Rovás Centrum, Alžbetina 42, Košice, Slovakia

12 October 2017 - 2 November 2017
On 12th October, the “Blessed Virgin Mary” touring exhibition opened at the House of Hungarian Presence in Košice, Slovakia. This comprehensive exhibition was set up by the Hungarian Research Institute for National Strategy to combine the works of 55 contemporary artists, exhibiting the relationship of the Blessed Virgin Mary – “Boldogasszony” in Hungarian – and the Hungarians.

Read more: The "Blessed Virgin Mary" touring exhibition arrived to Košice, Slovakia