Ancient China Exhibition at Móra Museum welcomes 35 thousandth visitor
The visitor number of the Ancient China exhibition at Móra Ferenc Museum surpassed 35 thousand on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Máté Vincze, Deputy Secretary of State for Public Collections and Cultural Development of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, greeted the thirty-fifth thousandth guest with a gift package matching the theme of the exhibition.
Alina Ahmad from Budapest and Bálint Holcsik from Szeged, both students of the University of Szeged, bought their tickets together and were both welcomed as the 35 thousandth visitors.
Ottó Fogas, director of the museum greeted the 25 thousandth visitor — also a couple — less than 3 weeks ago. “I think that we managed to realize the most popular and significant exhibition of the last ten years” — he said before congratulating the couple.
From left to right: Ottó Fogas, Bálint Holcsik, Alina Ahmad, and Máté Vincze at the Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged on August 31.
The first part of the Ancient China exhibition, presenting life-like copies of the terracotta warriors found at the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di, the first emperor of China, opened on May 26, 2023. The second part of the exhibition — with nearly 130 original, ancient Chinese artifacts shipped to Szeged directly from the Shanghai Museum — opened at the Night of Museums, on June 24.
Due to the high visitor number, the exhibition at Móra Museum is open on Mondays too. Free guided tours of the Ancient China exhibition are still offered in September on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. The free tours are in Hungarian and can be joined with an entrance ticket.
While the main Ancient China exhibition is in the building of the Móra Ferenc Museum, a smaller China-themed exhibition can be seen at the Fekete ház (Black House), at Somogyi Street. This small exhibit presents a unique collection of Chinese decorative and household items that the Franciscan monks collected during their missionary work in China.
The Ancient China exhibition will be open until January 7, 2024.
Photos by Szilvia Molnar / Szegedify
