The Tegularium/Brick Collection reopens in Dubniczay Palace after several months of break.
The reopening is one of the launch events leading up to the opening ceremony of Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture of the weekend. Attendees were greeted by Bernadett Grászli, Director of The House of Arts. Deputy Mayor Mária Brányi emphasized in her opening speech that it is a unique collection not only in Hungary but in Europe as well. She also added that brick is the most ancient building material which has a history of more than ten thousand years. Dubniczay Palace has been the home of Tegularium since 2006. In the collection there are many bricks that were made in Hungary, in Central Europe, moreover, bricks from ancient times are also part of the collection.
It was mentioned that the reorganised and redesigned collection has more than 2100 pieces, of which 1200 bricks are currently on display. Deputy Mayor Mária Brányi noted that bricks – which are still used all over the world – are very special, but at the same time they are natural materials, made of clay, sand and water.
At the reopening the museum’s new souvenir item was also presented. Bernadett Grászli explained that one of the pieces of the collection gave the idea for the new souvenir item: a tiny brick which is from the 1930s that was steeped in Indian fragrances. They researched the history of the object and based on it ceramic artist Júlia Néma created the local version of the object with the help of photographer Ákos Czigány. On one of the sides of the small souvenir item there is an inscription which is related to Veszprém and on the other side we can see the logo of Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture. The item is made of local materials and it is steeped in essential oils from Tihany. After the reopening ceremony collection manager László Kóródy gave a short guided tour.
Source: https://www.veol.hu/helyi-kultura/2023/01/egyedulallo-gyujtemeny-nyitott-ujra-veszpremben
