Kmetty Museum

Szentendre, Hungary

Sculptures and painting from two local artists. Located on the south side of the main square in a 18th-century origin, former Dalmatian trading house building. Originally the street side of the building served as an sales point, while the residential area was on the back side of the courtyard area. The building was rebuilt in the 1850's. After it is turned to museum managed to restore the original spatial distribution. - Kmetty János (Miskolc, 1889, - Budapest, 1975) permanent exhibition presented by the artist's legacy, paintings collected during purchases, and works of art borrowed from public collections. The lagacy consist 275 piece among these are paintings (most value are from 1920's), oil paintings (1950's, 1960's), and graphics and atelier sketches, glass window designs and stained glass windows. - The lifework of sculptor Jeno Kerenyi (Budapest, 1908 - Budapest, 1975) representing by forty works, located in the vaulted cellar of the Middle Ages of building. Kerenyi was successful sculptor of the 1950's. Many works were set up in public spaces across the country. He won Grand Prix the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. (the work title was: The Dancers).