„Getting started with intercultural dialogue
- perspectives from Hungary”
„Avviare il dialogo interculturale –
prospettive nei musei ungheresi”
Aniko Korenchy-Misz,
Fondazione Musei e Visitatori, Ungheria
Content
 Understanding and misunderstanding cultural
dialogue
 A few initiatives for intercultural projects
 When dialogue becomes a principle
Worlds of Children /
Kinderwelten / Gyermekvilágok
Project partners
 Vasi Múzeumbarát Egylet (Friends of
Museums in Vas County)
 Ethnographic Department of Savaria Múzeum
 Das Literaturhaus Mattersburg (Mattersburg,
Austria)
 Burgenländisches Geschichte(n)haus
(Bildein, Austria)
 Andreas Lehner Art&Projects
Participants
 Students of age 12-
17
Actions
 Visits and workshops in different
museums on both sides of the border
 Research on intangible heritage
connected to objects
 Collection of objects in children’s room
for a temporary exhibition
 Documenting and presenting the
collected objects
Actions
 Collection of more objects and related stories
in Hungary
 Organization of temporary exhibition
- in the shape of a board game
- no labels, only codes
-touch-screen for stories
- touched personally
(„It meant childhood experiences and memories
for adults, and wonder for modern kids. It’s
not a museum but a part of our life, that is
why we were touched so much!”)
More information
www.muzeumbarat.hu/gyermekvilagok.html
or
Péter Illés
[email protected]
and Kálmán Tóth
[email protected]
Baranya County Museums
Dialogue between experts:
•Joint cross-border exhibitions
•International Projects (Grundtvig, Interreg etc.)
More info: Judit W. Müller – [email protected]
Where dialogue becomes a principle:
Hungarian Open Air Museum, Szentendre
 Preserves, relocates and reconstructs
buildings to be demolished
 Collecting and presenting objects
related to buildings (and lifestyle
behind)
 Maintains an active relationship with the
communities
 Presents their culture to a wider
audience
Preservation of values – building
communities
 Kisalföld regional unit – St. Anne’s Day
celebration – people from Jánossomorja
 2005 – Péter Korniss photos for the
National Geographic magazine.
Local heritage – common pride
Southern –Transdanubian region (Not guests but hosts)
Lost values – preserving memories
Jewish life in the Upland Market Town
Social networking paralel with
research
Active participation in opening
ceremony
Mád
Questions and Remarks?
Thank you for your attention!