The Hungarian National Museum’s Shine! exhibition, which opened in mid-October, spans 40,000 years, tracing the history of jewellery from prehistoric times to the present day, and explores how jewellery has embodied aesthetic and personal value while uncovering the symbolic meanings and deeper insights it offers about its wearers.  

The exhibition already includes works by MOME artists such as Flóra Vági, Nóra Tengely, Zoltán Tóth, and Antal Zilahi. However, starting 17 December, six additional display cases in the museum’s cupola hall will be added, showcasing exquisite masterpieces of contemporary jewellery design.  The pop-up exhibition’s fresh additions include the H2O jewellery collection by MOME student Luca Sági, jewellery made from borax, magnesium sulphate, dried plants, yellow and red copper, and stainless steel by MOME alumna Fanni Nagy, a spring-steel and silicone bracelet by MOME alumna Szilvia Rémiás, and a Velociraptor-shaped brooch by MOME alumna Sára Szeredi.  

To celebrate this expansion, a roundtable discussion will be held featuring art collector Katalin Spengler, jewellery artist and head of the MA programme Flóra Vági, and chief curator of the Hungarian National Museum Erika Kiss, exploring the intersection of tradition and innovation together with art historian and head of MOME’s Rector’s Cabinet Krisztina Kovács.  

 
HNMxMOME Talks roundtable discussion: 17 December 2024, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Hungarian National Museum, ground floor café. Roundtable participants:  
Flóra Vági, contemporary jewellery designer and curator;  
Katalin Spengler, renowned art collector;  
Dr. Erika Kiss, jewellery curator of the Hungarian National Museum; 
Moderator: Krisztina Kovács, art historian and head of the MOME Rector’s Cabinet  
 
Following the discussion, a guided tour of the entire Shine! – The Time of Jewellery exhibition will take place from 7:00 p.m.