The Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery ( sk, Galéria umenia Ernesta Zmetáka, hu, Ernest Zmeták Művészeti Galéria) is an art museum in
Nové Zámky
Nové Zámky (; hu, Érsekújvár; german: Neuhäus ; la, Novum Castrum; tr, Uyvar) is a town in Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of southwestern Slovakia.
Geography
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Slovakia
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The museum was established on 1 January 1979 by a local painter,
Ernest Zmeták, who was the most significant collector of artworks in Slovakia in the 2nd half of the 20th century, and his wife, art historian
Danica Zmetákova. At first it was housed temporarily on the second floor of the City Hall where the first permanent exhibition was opened on November 21, 1980. It was moved in 2003 into the former Craftsmen Association Building on 1 Björnsonova Street where the new permanent exhibitions were opened in March and June 2004.
The art gallery has two permanent exhibitions. The first one, called ″European Art of the 16th to 20th Century″ is based on the donation of Ernest Zmeták. This was rearranged in 2016 and a new catalogue was published. The second one presents the works of art of a local Hungarian avantgarde artist and writer,
Lajos Kassák
Lajos Kassák (March 21, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was a Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor, theoretician of the avant-garde, and occasional translator. He was among the first genuine working-class writers in Hungarian litera ...
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Bibliography
*Helena Markusková: Jedna fascinujúca zbierka - Egy csodálatos gyűjtemény - A Fascinating Collection: Catalogue of the Permanent Exhibition, Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery, Nové Zámky,
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External links
Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery
Art museums and galleries in Slovakia
Tourist attractions in Nitra Region
Art museums established in 1979
1979 establishments in Slovakia
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