Galéria umenia Ernesta Zmetáka v Nových Zámkoch
Regional gallery in Nové Zámky with permanent exhibitions of European art from the 16th to 20th centuries and works by Lajos Kassák.
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About the museum
The gallery was founded on 1 January 1979 on the initiative of the Nové Zámky native and academic painter Ernest Zmeták. At first it was housed in the Dom služieb (Service House) on Prednádražie by the bus station; later it obtained premises in the rear wing of the building of the Municipal National Committee. There, on 21 November 1980, it opened the permanent exhibition of European art from the 16th to 20th centuries, a gift from Ernest and Danica Zmeták. In 1986 the Pamätná izba (Memorial Room) of Lajos Kassák was added.
The gallery held its exhibitions in several municipal spaces. In 2003 it obtained its own building on Björnsonova Street, and in January 2004 it opened its exhibition rooms there, in March 2004 the permanent exhibition of Lajos Kassák, and in June 2004 the permanent exhibition of European art from the gift of the Zmeták couple. For the first time, all of the gallery's activities were concentrated in one building. In 2006 the premises were enlarged by an extension and by converting the basement; in 2013 a multifunctional attic space was added for concerts, lectures, talks, creative workshops and performances.
In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the gallery prepares exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century art focused on Slovak, Hungarian and Czech art. A major project is PERTU, launched in 1993, which compares the work of Slovak and Hungarian artists. The gallery also publishes catalogues and monographs.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition of European art from the 16th to 20th centuries, from the gift of Ernest and Danica Zmeták
- Permanent exhibition of Lajos Kassák
- PERTU project – comparison of Slovak and Hungarian fine art
- Multifunctional attic space for concerts, lectures and creative workshops
Permanent exhibitions
- Stála expozícia európskeho umenia 16. – 20. storočia – Collection of European art from the gift of Ernest and Danica Zmeták, which was the gallery's first permanent exhibition.
- Stála expozícia Lajosa Kassáka – Exhibition devoted to the work of the Hungarian avant-garde artist Lajos Kassák, created from the gift of Klára Kassáková.
- Founded
- 1979
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2students and pensioners |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | €2 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeHolders of a ZŤP card enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Permanent exhibitions + current exhibitions – adults | €4Students and pensioners €3. |
Admission to the permanent exhibitions costs €3 (students and pensioners €2), and the same applies to current exhibitions. Free admission is also granted to holders of AICA, ICOM and UNESCO cards, employees of galleries and museums, journalists, supervising teachers of organised school groups, students of secondary and university art schools, students of art history, aesthetics and cultural studies, and war veterans.
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