Castle Museum On his social page It was reported that an exhibition based on László Pintér’s Australian ethnographic collection entitled ‘Life After the Dreamtime’ was opening in the castle tower. The event attracted nationwide professional interest, and the thirty-year dream of Dr. Anthony Gaudet, curator of the exhibition, was fulfilled as the ethnographic archaeologist processed international ethnographic material and compiled the entire collection in a volume.
Museum Director Dr. Richard Schmidtmeyer was the first to welcome attendees on the occasion of the famous event, and was happy to welcome Laszlo Pinter’s family to the opening of the exhibition.
Dr Lajos Kimichi, Director-General of the Museum of Ethnography, praised the importance to Australia of the international ethnographic material – which is of outstanding importance in the world’s national ethnographic collections. He emphasized the patronage of Laszlo Pinter, who as a selfless donor enriched the museum’s collection. He first sent part of his materials collected from the original pieces to the Ethnographic Museum in Budapest, and then, until 1987, he donated about 420 pieces in several parts to the Kone Domokos Museum in Tata.
Laszlo Pinter, who has lived in Tata for part of his life, lived in Australia in the Northern Territory between 1969 and 1990 and worked for the mining company Pico near Tennant Creek. Seeing and learning about the daily life of local people matured his determination to try to preserve something of the present state and save it for the future. He saw one possibility for this in creating a group. Kimicchi highlighted the dedicated and professional work of Judit Anthony, who, by treating objects in an understandable way, dreamed of a large gallery within the castle walls. He thanked the museum management for making the exhibition possible by providing such a supportive environment.
Martin Balazs, who presented the instrument, enhanced the atmosphere of the event and brought ancient Australia to the museum with his demonstration of the didgeridoo. The musician has known this distinctive instrument for more than twenty years, and played it in a contemporary and authentic way this afternoon. The traditional instrument created a magical, ancient atmosphere in the Castle Tower’s exhibition space, with special sounds and vibrations permeating the objects on display.
Dr. Richard Schmidtmeier thanked those responsible for creating the exhibition and those who contributed to the opening, and asked everyone to spread the word about the new exhibition.
The exhibition, which includes ancient pieces with a unique atmosphere, can be viewed in the Citadel Museum’s Citadel Tower exhibition space until spring 2024, during the Citadel Museum’s working hours from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
